Osman

Inherited from Middle English, from Old Norse Ásmundr,^[1] from áss (“a god”) + mund (“protection, hand”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɒzmən/
• Hyphenation: Os‧man

Osman

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Osmond, rare in English.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Osmond, notably borne by:
   1. Charles J. Osman (1851–1922), Canadian businessman and politician
   2. Arthur Arnold Osman (1893–1972), British nephrologist

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عثمان (Osman) or Iranian Persian عُثْمان (osmân), from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān). Widely used as an anglicization of cognate names across the Islamic world, including Somali Cismaan.

• Osmân, ʿOs̱mân (scientific transliteration)
• Ottoman, Otoman, Othoman, Oosman (archaic)

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɒzmən/^[1], /ɒzˈmɑːn/^[2]
• Hyphenation: Os‧man

Osman

1. A male given name from Ottoman Turkish [in turn from Arabic], notably borne by:
   1. Osman I (d. 1323/4), founder of the Ottoman Empire.
   2. Osman II (1604–1622), sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1618 until his death.
   3. Osman III (1699–1757), sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1754 until his death.
2. A male given name from Iranian Persian [in turn from Arabic]
3. A surname.

Osman (plural Osmans) (history)

1. Synonym of Ottoman (“member of the Ottoman dynasty”).
   • 2004, Historical Atlas of Empires‎^[1], page 142:

     […] the Osmans were the most enduring of all the dynastic families.

2. Synonym of Ottoman (“citizen of the Ottoman Empire”).
   • 1854, Survey, page 276:

     Soliman […] fetched over from the Asiatic shores 3,000 Osmans […]

Osman (not comparable) (history)

1. Synonym of Ottoman.
   • 1854, A. Schimmelfennig, The War Between Turkey and Russia: A Military Sketch, page 16:

     […] the Osman dynasty […]

   • 1877, The Rise and Decay of the Rule of Islam, page 199:

     […] the Osman dynasty […]

   • 1890, Studies in European History, page 7:

     […] the Osman dynasty.

• monas, moans, mason, maons, NOMAS, Manso, Mason, soman, manos

Osman m

1. a male given name

From Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān).

Osman

1. a male given name from Arabic

Osman m

1. a male given name

Osman m (plural Osmans) (history)

1. synonym of Ottoman (“member of the Ottoman dynasty”)
2. synonym of Ottoman (“citizen of the Ottoman Empire”)

From Ottoman Turkish عثمان (ʿosmân), from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān).

Osman

1. a male given name which refers to Osman Bey, the founder of the Ottoman Empire
2. a male given name from Arabic
3. (Sunni Islam) Uthman Ibn Affan, the third Islamic caliph.

• Osmanlı
• Osmanoğlu