Osman

See also: osman

English

Proper noun

Osman

1. A surname.

Anagrams

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

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish عثمان (ʿosman). Turkish pronunciation of the Arabic name عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān). Cognate with Kazakh Оспан (Ospan), Uzbek Usmon, etc.

Proper noun

Osman

1. a male given name which refers to Osman Bey, the founder of the Ottoman Empire
2. a male given name from Arabic which is originally Arabic and refers to Uthman Ibn Affan, the 3rd caliph of Muslims

Derived terms

• Osmanlı
• Osmanoğlu