Uthman (also spelled Othman, Arabic: عثمان) is a male Arabic given name. It is popular as a male given name among Muslims. It is also transliterated as Osman or Usman, as there is no -th sound in Persian, Bosnian and Turkish, where it is also used. It is also used as surname.
It is also a less common name of German origins.
The following people share this name:
Uthman ibn Affan, third caliph of Muslims;Uthman Abu Qahafa Abu Bakr's fatherUthman ibn Ali, brother of Abbas, among the casualties at the Battle of KarbalaUthman al-Asghar, one of the sons of Ali ibn Abi TalibUthman al-Akbar, one of the sons of Ali ibn Abi TalibUthman ibn Naissa, a Berber Wāli of Narbonne and effective Muslim governor of Septimania.Uthman I, a Marinid caliphOsman I, the first Ottoman ruler.Uthman ibn Ali (Bey of Tunis), the sixth leader of the Husainid Dynasty and the ruler of Tunisia briefly in 1814.Othman Al Omeir, a Saudi-born British businessman, journalist and editor.Othman Saat, a former Chief Minister of the state of Johor in Malaysia.Middle nameAl-Aziz Uthman, the second son of Saladin and the second Ayyubid Sultan of EgyptAzalina Othman Said, a tourism minister of MalaysiaSurname and othersTuanku Sultan Otteman II, a former Sultan of DeliAbdul Ghani Othman, the current Menteri Besar of the state of Johor in MalaysiaAbdullatif bin Ahmed Al Othman, the governor of Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA).Barbara Uthmann, businesswoman and supporter of bobbin lace