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Origin of the name OTHMAN.
Etymology of the
name OTHMAN.
Meaning of the baby name OTHMAN.
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OTHMAN (عثمان). Arabic
name, meaning "baby bustard," a crane-like game bird.
(Library of Universal Knowledge, v.11, 1881)
Othman,
Usman,
or Osman, the 3d khalif of
the Muhammadan Arabs.
Othman, the founder of the Turkish empire, from his
activity in warfare, was named Ilderim or Yelderm, signifying
lightning. He opposed Timur, who in 1403 defeated him at Angora,
took him prisoner, and, according to report, confined him in an iron
cage. He died soon after. The Turkish race, from Ertoghrul's
son Othman, has been called the nation of the Ottoman Turks, and the
Osmanli... (The Cyclopaedia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia,
Balfour, 1885)
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