Cismaan

See also: cisman

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Somali Cismaan.

Proper noun

Cismaan

  1. a male given name in Somali, [Term?], equivalent to Osman.

Usage notes

Used very rarely, as Somali names containing "Cismaan" usually have the name changed to "Osman" when anglicised. (Ex. Ilyas Osman Lugator)

Somali

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish Osman or Arabic عثمان (romanized as Uthman).

Proper noun

Cismaan

  1. a male given name, adaptation of Osman.
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