Osman
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Osman is the Turkish, Persian, and Egyptian version of the male Arabic given name Uthman (Arabic: عثمان). It was first used as a Persian version of the Arabic given name, because there is no -th sound in Persian. This pronunciation was also adopted by other languages influenced by Persian, most of all Turkish and Hindustani.
Some Turkish people who shared this name:
- Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire
- Osman II, an Ottoman sultan
- Osman III, an Ottoman sultan
- Tanburi Büyük Osman Bey (1816–1885), Ottoman composer and tanbur player
Indians named Osman:
People with the last name Osman:
- Abdul Osman (born 1987), Ghanaian-born English footballer
- Arthur Arnold Osman (1893–1972), British nephrologist
- Aziz M. Osman (born 1962), Malaysian actor and director
- Charles J. Osman (1851–1922), Canadian businessman and politician
- Dan Osman (1963–1998), Asian-American extreme sport practitioner
- Harry Osman (1911–1998), former Southampton F.C. footballer
- Jean-Claude Osman (born 1947), retired French footballer
- Leon Osman (born 1981), Everton F.C. footballer
- Levent Osman (born 1977), Australian footballer of Turkish descent
- Magued Osman, Egyptian academic
- Mat Osman (born 1967), English musician
- Matthew Osman (born 1983), Central Coast Mariners F.C. footballer
- Mike Osman (born 1959), English radio presenter, impressionist and entertainer
- Russell Osman (born 1959), former England international footballer
- Susan Osman, British journalist and news presenter for the BBC
Other people with the name Osman:
- Osman Hadžić, is a popular Bosnian folk singer
Cool people with the name Osman
- Osman Krasnic, originally from Bosnia and is gonna play baseball 2012-2016, and an all around cool person
Places with name of Osman:
- Osmanabad, District of Maharashtra, India
- Osmannagar (alternative name for Sultanabad, Karimnagar), village located in Karimnagar district, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Osman may also refer to:
- A fictional merchant in the role-playing game Skies of Arcadia
- Osman, an arcade game by Mitchell Corporation
- Osmin, the name of a Turkish character in Mozart's operas Zaide and Die Entführung aus dem Serail, is a variant of the same.
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