- Meaning
- The young of the bustard, a bird
- Arabic
- عثمان
- Say it
- uth-MAAN
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
About the meaning
An old Arab name taken from the desert.
Famous people with this name
- Uthman ibn Affan, the third caliph, who had the Quran copied into one standard book
- Osman I, founder of the Ottoman state
Other spellings
Usman, Othman, Osman, Othmane, Ousmane, Utsman
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Questions about Uthman
What does Uthman mean?
Uthman means: The young of the bustard, a bird. An old Arab name taken from the desert.
Is Uthman in the Quran?
No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.
Is Uthman a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Uthman is a boy’s name.
How do you write Uthman in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Uthman is written عثمان.