In England, however, Osman is an
English surname whose history dates back to the wave of migration that followed the
Norman conquest of England in 1066, though it is pronounced with a long "o". Variant spellings include
Osment and
Osmond. The name comes from the
Old English pre-7th-century masculine personal name Osmaer, "oss" meaning god and "maer" meaning fame; hence "god-fame". The name Osmar and Osmer (without surname) appears in the
Domesday Book of 1086 for
Leicestershire and
Devonshire, respectively, but the surname did not appear until the early part of the 13th century. On July 15, 1571, Mary Hosmer, daughter of Richard Hosmer, was
christened in
Brenchley, Kent, and on September 18, 1580, Jane Hosmer was also christened there. In April 1635, clothier James Hosmer, his wife Ann and two daughters, Marie and Ann, embarked from
London on the Elizabeth bound for
New England. They were among the earliest recorded name bearers to settle in
America. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William Osmere, which was dated 1230, in the
Pipe rolls of Devonshire, during the reign of
King Henry III.[1]
Given name
Osman
Osman I (1258–1326), founder and namesake of the Ottoman Empire
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given name or the same
family name. If an
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In England, however, Osman is an
English surname whose history dates back to the wave of migration that followed the
Norman conquest of England in 1066, though it is pronounced with a long "o". Variant spellings include
Osment and
Osmond. The name comes from the
Old English pre-7th-century masculine personal name Osmaer, "oss" meaning god and "maer" meaning fame; hence "god-fame". The name Osmar and Osmer (without surname) appears in the
Domesday Book of 1086 for
Leicestershire and
Devonshire, respectively, but the surname did not appear until the early part of the 13th century. On July 15, 1571, Mary Hosmer, daughter of Richard Hosmer, was
christened in
Brenchley, Kent, and on September 18, 1580, Jane Hosmer was also christened there. In April 1635, clothier James Hosmer, his wife Ann and two daughters, Marie and Ann, embarked from
London on the Elizabeth bound for
New England. They were among the earliest recorded name bearers to settle in
America. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William Osmere, which was dated 1230, in the
Pipe rolls of Devonshire, during the reign of
King Henry III.[1]
Given name
Osman
Osman I (1258–1326), founder and namesake of the Ottoman Empire
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.