Uthman (), also spelled Othman, is a male Arabic given name with the literal meaning of a young wise, brave, Wise, or brave. It is popular as a male given name among Muslims. It is also transliterated as Osman or Usman, particularly when the name occurs in languages which either have no /θ/ sound or where the character ⟨ﺙ⟩ is pronounced differently, such as Persian, Bosnian, Turkish, and Urdu, as well as some Arabic dialects.

Originally the name often occurred as a or patronymic in the names of children of people called Uthman, as in ibn Uthman "Son of Uthman" or bint Uthman "Daughter of Uthman". From there, it also developed into a surname.

Given name

  • Uthman, third Rashidun caliph and son-in-law of the prophet Muhammad
  • Abu Quhafa, father of Abu Bakr
  • Uthman ibn Ali, one of the sons of Ali
  • Munuza, a Berber Wāli of Narbonne and effective Muslim governor of Septimania
  • Uthman ibn Abd al-Haqq, a Marinid ruler
  • Abu 'Amr 'Uthman, a Hafsid ruler
  • Uthman ibn Ali (bey of Tunis), the sixth leader of the Husainid Dynasty and the ruler of Tunisia briefly in 1814
  • Uthman ibn Abi al-Ula, Marinid Prince
  • Uthman Ibn Farooq, American Muslim Da'ee and Islamic scholar
  • Othman Al Omeir, a Saudi-born British businessman, journalist and editor
  • Othman Bidin (born 1913), Bruneian educator
  • Othman Saat, a former Chief Minister of the state of Johor in Malaysia
  • Othmane Senadjki, a former journalist and editor-in-chief in Algeria
  • Othman Uking (born 1937), Bruneian legislative councillor
  • Othman Wok (1924–2017), Singaporean politician

Middle name

  • Al-Aziz Uthman, the second son of Saladin and the second Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt
  • Azalina Othman Said, a tourism minister of Malaysia

Surname and patronymic

  • Abdul Ghani Othman, the current Menteri Besar of the state of Johor in Malaysia
  • Abdul Kahar bin Othman, a Singaporean criminal executed for drug trafficking in Singapore
  • Abdullatif bin Ahmed Al Othman, the governor of Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA)
  • Arwa Othman, Yemeni writer, journalist, human rights activist and former Minister of Culture
  • Tuanku Sultan Otteman II, a former Sultan of Deli
  • Barbara Uthmann, businesswoman and supporter of bobbin lace
  • Uthman ibn Hunaif, Companions of the Prophet

Fiction

  • Othman, a fictional historical character in the Christopher Paolini book Inheritance.

See also

  • Ottoman Empire
  • Uthman Qur'an
  • Usman Institute of Technology
  • Usmanu Danfodio University
  • Osmanya script
  • Osmania University
  • Saidina Uthman Bin Affan Mosque

References

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