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Osman

ዑስማን

/OOS-mahn/Amharic & Somali & Wolof · a boy’s name

A respected and steadfast name associated with the early Muslim community

In Amharic

How to say it
OOS-mahn
Traditional Amharic spelling
ዑስማን
Used in
Ethiopia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

OsmanOusmanUsmanUthmanዑስማን

In Somali

How to say it
OZ-man
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

OsmanUthmanCusmaan

From the same family

In Wolof

How to say it
OHS-mahn
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

OsmanOthman