Boys' names
Uthman
Young snake, swift
عُثْمَان
Uthman
Young snake, swift
Sahabi / Sahabiyyaboyarabic
Pronunciation
Uthman
Arabic
عُثْمَان
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
Quranic status
Sahabi / Sahabiyya
Alternate spellings
UsmanOsman
Origin & meaning
Uthman ibn Affan, the third caliph, Dhul-Nurayn (possessor of the two lights). One of the ten promised Paradise. Compiled the Quran into one mushaf.
Notable bearers
- · Uthman ibn Affan
Themes
“You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).