MuslimName

عُثْمَان

Usman

عثمان
Say it: us-MAAN · /ʊs.ˈmaːn/
Boy nameArabicFrom Hadith / Sahaba
Meaning

“Young bustard (bird)”

ایک پرندے کا بچہ؛ حضرت عثمانؓ

What scholars say side by side

Deobandi

دیوبندی
Darul Uloom Deoband
Recommended

Deoband: recommended by Deoband - suggested.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "Is Furkan a suitable name for your friend’s fourth son?" (Fatwa 2043/1648/H=1430); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/16829; read via islamqa.org mirror
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Darul Uloom Deoband
Permissible

Deoband: permissible / correct - as Usman Farhan; may be kept.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "What is the meaning of “Khondakar Usman Farhan”?" (Fatwa 342/270/D=1431); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/19708; read via islamqa.org mirror
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Darul Uloom Deoband
Recommended

Deoband: recommended by Deoband - suggested.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "Can you advise on the names selected for a baby boy/girl?" (Fatwa 979/785=L/1430); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/14082; read via islamqa.org mirror
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Darul Uloom Deoband
Recommended

Deoband: recommended by Deoband - blessed name.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "What is the meaning of the name UBAI and is it permissible to name a newborn Muslim with UBAI?" (Fatwa 1652/1322=H/1430); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/14994; read via islamqa.org mirror
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Darul Uloom Deoband
Recommended

Deoband: recommended by Deoband - suggested instead.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "Is it allowed to keep the name of baby boy as “Aryan”, is it Islamic name?" (Fatwa 1399/L=454/TL=11/1434); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/48183; read via islamqa.org mirror
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Darul Uloom Deoband
Recommended

Deoband: recommended by Deoband - suggested for a convert.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "Need witness for valid Shahadah? Halal to use name with no deity worship?" (Fatwa 459/L-155/TL=05/1435); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/51200; read via islamqa.org mirror
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Darul Uloom Deoband
Recommended

Deoband: recommended by Deoband - suggested.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "What name should we give our baby boy?" (Fatwa 568/496/SD=6/1438); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/149545; read via islamqa.org mirror
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Darul Uloom Deoband
Recommended

Deoband: recommended by Deoband - suggested.

Darul Ifta, Darul Uloom Deoband - "Is it permissible in Islam to change one’s name with parental permission?" (Fatwa 194/693/SD=7/1438); original: http://www.darulifta-deoband.com/home/en/qa/150272; read via islamqa.org mirror
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Famous people named Usman

Sahaba
Uthman ibn Maz'un · d. c. 624
حضرت عثمان بن مظعون رضی اللہ عنہ

Early ascetic convert who led emigrants to Abyssinia; the first of the Muhajirun buried in al-Baqi.

Sahaba
Uthman ibn Talhah
حضرت عثمان بن طلحہ رضی اللہ عنہ

Keeper of the Kaaba key; the Prophet returned the key to him and his family after the conquest of Makkah.

Caliphs
Uthman ibn Affan (Dhun-Nurayn) · r. 644–656
حضرت عثمان غنی رضی اللہ عنہ

Third Rightly Guided Caliph, called al-Ghani for his generosity; he had a standard Quran codex compiled and copies sent to the provinces.

Sufis & Saints
Lal Shahbaz Qalandar (Usman Marwandi) · c. 1177–1274
حضرت لعل شہباز قلندر عثمان مروندی رحمۃ اللہ علیہ

Saint, poet and teacher whose shrine in Sehwan Sharif, Sindh, is among the most visited in Pakistan.

Sultans & Rulers
Osman I · d. c. 1324
عثمان غازی

Founder of the Ottoman state in northwestern Anatolia, from whom the dynasty takes its name.

What the references say

  • Jamia Banuri Town names listSahaba Open →
  • Dawat-e-Islami, Naam Rakhnay Kay Ahkamعَشَرَۂ مُبَشَّرَہ(یعنی جنَّت کی خصوصی بشارت پانے والے دس صحابہ کرام)کے پیارے پیارے نام Open →
  • Al-Isabah fi Tamyiz al-Sahabah (Ibn Hajar)Sahabi, Tabi'i, Contemporary of the Tabi'een (Taqrib tabaqah 6), Hadith narrator (later generation), Hadith narrator (no Taqrib tabaqah) - e.g. عثمان بن أبي جهمة الأسلمي Open →
  • Sultan Qaboos Encyclopedia of Arab Namesyoung snake; young bustard Open →
  • Qabas Arabic lexiconroot ع ث م; gender Boy; type اسم; Same word (vowels match)
  • Darul Uloom Deobandrecommended Open →

Questions about Usman

What does Usman mean?

Usman means “Young bustard (bird)”. In Urdu: ایک پرندے کا بچہ؛ حضرت عثمانؓ.

Is Usman a boy or girl name?

Usman is a boy's name.

What is the origin of Usman?

Usman is of Arabic origin. Its Arabic root is ع ث م.

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Usman Ghaniعثمان غنی
Usman, the rich and generousBoy