Osman is the Persian transliteration and derived from the Arabic masculine given name Uthman ( ‘uthmān) or an English surname. It may refer to: People Osman (name), people with the name Osman I (1258–1326), founder of the Ottoman Empire Osman II (1604–1622), Ottoman sultan Osman III (1699–1757), Ottoman sultan Osman I of the Maldives, the Sultan of the Maldives in 1377 Osman II of the Maldives, the Sultan of Maldives from 1420 to 1421 Mir Osman Ali Khan, 7th and last Nizam (ruler) of Hyderabad Places Osmanabad, a district of Maharashtra, India Osmannagar (alternative name for Sultanabad, Karimnagar), village located in Karimnagar district, Andhra Pradesh, India Osman, Iran, a village in Kermanshah Province, Iran Osman, Kurdistan, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran Osman, Wisconsin, United States Fish False osman (Schizopygopsis stoliczkai) Naked osman (Gymnodiptychus dybowskii) Scaly osman (Diptychus maculatus) Several species in the genus Oreoleuciscus Other uses Osman (crater), a lunar crater Osman (video game), an arcade game by Mitchell Corporation House of Osman, an Ottoman dynasty A fictional merchant in the role-playing game Skies of Arcadia See also Osmania (disambiguation) Osmania University, university in Hyderabad, India, named after founder Mir Osman Ali Khan Osmin, the name of a Turkish character in Mozart's operas Zaide and Die Entführung aus dem Serail Osmond (disambiguation) Usman (disambiguation)