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Uthman

Uthman is the Arabian equivalent to the Turkish name Osman (see Osman I). The name of the Ottoman Empire in English and French (among others) derives from uthman (compare to Osmanisches Reich in German).

For the third caliph of Islam, see Uthman ibn Affan.



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