Osman is the Persian transliteration and derived from the Arabic masculine given name

Uthman Uthman ibn Affan ( ar, عثمان بن عفان, ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān; – 17 June 656), also spelled by Colloquial Arabic, Turkish and Persian rendering Osman, was a second cousin, son-in-law and notable companion of the Islamic proph ...

( ar, عُثْمان, , link=no ''‘uthmān'') or an English surname. It may refer to:

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Osman (name) Osman or Usman is the Turkish, Persian, Egyptian and Urdu, transliteration of the Arabic male given name Uthman. In England however, Osman is an English surname whose history on English land dates back to the wave of migration that followed the No ...

, people with the name *

Osman I Osman I or Osman Ghazi ( ota, عثمان غازى, translit= ʿOsmān Ġāzī; tr, I. Osman or ''Osman Gazi''; died 1323/4), sometimes transliterated archaically as Othman, was the founder of the Ottoman Empire (first known as the Ottoman Bey ...

(1258–1326), founder of the Ottoman Empire *

Osman II Osman II ( ota, عثمان ثانى ''‘Osmān-i sānī''; tr, II. Osman; 3 November 1604 – 20 May 1622), also known as Osman the Young ( tr, Genç Osman), was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 26 February 1618 until his regicide on 20 May 162 ...

(1604–1622), Ottoman sultan *

Osman III Osman III ( ota, عثمان ثالث ''Osmān-i sālis'';‎ 2 January 1699 – 30 October 1757) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1754 to 1757. Early life Osman III was born on 2 January 1699 in the Edirne Palace. His father was Mus ...

(1699–1757), Ottoman sultan *

Osman I of the Maldives Osman I was the Sultan of the Maldives in 1388. He ruled the country for 6 months and 15 days. Sultan Osmaan was also the last sultan to ascend the throne of the Maldives from the Lunar Dynasty, ending the 227 years of Lunar Dynasty rule since th ...

, the Sultan of the Maldives in 1377 *

Osman II of the Maldives Osman II was the Sultan of Maldives Maldives was turned into a Sultanate in 1153 when the Buddhist King Dhovemi converted to Islam. Prior to that the Maldives was a Buddhist Kingdom, a Hindu Kingdom and before that a matriarchal society wi ...

, the Sultan of Maldives from 1420 to 1421 *

Osman Ali Khan Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII (5 or 6 April 1886 — 24 February 1967), was the last Nizam (ruler) of the Princely State of Hyderabad, the largest princely state in British India. He ascended the throne on 29 August 1911, at the age of ...

, 7th Nizam (ruler) of the Kingdom of Hyderabad

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Osmanabad Osmanabad (; pronounced as ''Usmānābād''),is a city and a municipal council in Osmanabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Osmanabad derives its name from the last ruler of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. Osmanabad city is the adm ...

, a district of Maharashtra, India * Osmannagar (alternative name for

Sultanabad, Karimnagar Sultanabad is a town in Sultanabad mandal of Peddapalli district in the state of Telangana, India. It was earlier known as Osmannagar. Geography Sultanabad is located at . It has an average elevation of above mean sea level There are seve ...

), village located in Karimnagar district, Andhra Pradesh, India *

Osman, Iran Osman ( fa, عثمان, also Romanized as ‘Os̄mān; also known as Īmān ‘Os̄mān) is a village in Qaleh Shahin Rural District, in the Central District (Sarpol-e Zahab County), Central District of Sarpol-e Zahab County, Kermanshah Province, ...

, a village in Kermanshah Province, Iran *

Osman, Kurdistan Vezman ( fa, وزمان, also Romanized as Vezmān, Vazmān, and Vozmān; also known as ‘Os̄mān and Usmān) is a village in Qaratureh Rural District, in the Central District of Divandarreh County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 censu ...

, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran *

Osman, Wisconsin Osman is an unincorporated community located along WIS 42 and CTH-F in the town of Meeme, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and ...

, United States

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False osman The false osman (''Schizopygopsis stoliczkai'') is an Asian cyprinid freshwater fish living in the highlands of Afghanistan, southwestern China, Iran, northern India, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and Tajikistan.Kustareva, L.A., and A.M. Naseka (2015). Fis ...

(''Schizopygopsis stoliczkai'') * Naked osman (''

Gymnodiptychus dybowskii ''Gymnodiptychus dybowskii'' (common name: naked osman) is a species of cyprinid in the genus ''Gymnodiptychus ''Gymnodiptychus'' is a genus of cyprinid fish found in freshwater habitats in the highlands of China, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.Kus ...

'') *

Scaly osman The scaly osman (''Diptychus maculatus'') is a species of cyprinid freshwater fish. It is native to Himalaya and the Tibetan Plateau of China, India, Nepal and Pakistan, ranging west to the Tien Shan Mountains and Central Asia Central Asi ...

(''Diptychus maculatus'') * Several species in the genus ''

Oreoleuciscus ''Oreoleuciscus'' is a genus of medium to large cyprinid freshwater fish which is only found in Mongolia and adjacent parts of Russia. Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * ''Oreoleuciscus angusticephalus'' Boguts ...

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Osman (crater) Davy is a small lunar impact crater that is located on the eastern edge of the Mare Nubium. It was named after British physicist Humphry Davy. It overlies the lava-flooded remains of the satellite crater Davy Y to the east, a formation which contai ...

, a lunar crater * ''Osman'' (film), a 2011 Turkish film * ''Osman'' (video game), an arcade game by Mitchell Corporation * House of Osman, an Ottoman dynasty * A fictional merchant in the role-playing game ''

Skies of Arcadia ''Skies of Arcadia'' is a 2000 role-playing video game developed by Overworks and published by Sega. Players control Vyse, a young air pirate, and his friends as they attempt to stop the fictional Valuan Empire from reviving ancient weapons with t ...

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