Osama (name) explained

Osama
Gender:Male
Meaning:One of the lion attributes; feline, predator
Region:Middle East and North Africa
Language:Arabic
Origin:Arabic
Alternative Spelling:Osama, Osamah, Oussama, Usama, Usaamah

Osama (Arabic: أسامة,), also spelt Osamah, Oussama, and Usama, is an Arabic masculine given name.

The name derives from the Arabic stem اسم A-S-M Alif Sin Mim "name" and means more or less "the one with a name". It is one of the Arabic male given names for "lion", the lion being considered as an animal with fame. From this point of view, sama is equivalent of the Latin name Augustus, "majestic". In Hebrew the root is reduced to שם from Proto-Semitic *šim-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *(ʔi-)sim- ("name"), [1] each denoting some aspect of the animal.[2] [3]

The name has declined drastically in popularity in Britain since 2001, mainly due to negative associations with al-Qaeda's general emir Osama bin Laden.[4]

People with the given name

Osama

Osamah

Oussama

Usama

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Osama . Behind the Name . 3 March 2018.
  2. Web site: Ola . Kseroof . 5 February 2017 . Arabs Love Lions So Much They Name Their Sons After Them in 15 Different Ways . Stepfeed . 3 March 2018.
  3. News: G.L. . 10 May 2011 . O Graceful Lion, Son of Opium . Language (blog) . . 3 March 2018.
  4. Web site: What does 15 years of baby name data tell us about modern Britain?. Anna. Powell-Smith. April 25, 2012. www.theguardian.com.