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The boy's name Osman \o-sman, os-man\ is pronounced OZ-man. It is of Scandinavian origin, and its meaning is "God's protection". Anglo-Saxon name revived in the 19th century. Henry James used this name for a sinister character Gilbert Osmond in "The Portrait of a Lady". Singer Michael Osmond; actor Haley Joel Osment.

Osman has 7 variant forms: Osment, Osmin, Osmond, Osmonde, Osmont, Osmund and Osmunde.

Baby names that sound like Osman are Esmond and Esmund.

Osman is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Osman. Compare Osman with related baby names.

United States Top 1000 boy names: Osman
Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 boy names: Osman

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