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

alternative transliteration Osmân · alternative transliteration ʿOs̱mân · alternative archaic Ottoman · alternative archaic Otoman · alternative archaic Othoman · alternative archaic Oosman

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
3. A surname.

plural Osmans · alternative transliteration Osmân · alternative transliteration ʿOs̱mân · alternative archaic Ottoman · alternative archaic Otoman · alternative archaic Othoman · alternative archaic Oosman

1. historySynonym of Ottoman (“member of the Ottoman dynasty”).

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

   2004, Historical Atlas of Empires, page 142

   Synonyms: Ottoman

2. historySynonym of Ottoman (“citizen of the Ottoman Empire”).

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

   1854, Survey, page 276

   Synonyms: Ottoman

alternative transliteration Osmân · alternative transliteration ʿOs̱mân · alternative archaic Ottoman · alternative archaic Otoman · alternative archaic Othoman · alternative archaic Oosman

1. not comparablehistorySynonym of Ottoman.

   […] the Osman dynasty.

   1890, Studies in European History, page 7

   2 more examples

   […] the Osman dynasty […]

   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

   Synonyms: Ottoman