Osama (name) explained
| Osama |
| Gender: | Male |
| Meaning: | "Famed as a lion" |
| Region: | Middle East and North Africa |
| Language: | Arabic |
| Origin: | Arabic |
| Alternative Spelling: | Osamah, Oussama, Usama, Usaamah |
Osama (ar|أسامة|Usāma), also spelt Osamah, Oussama, Usama, and other variants, is an Arabic masculine given name.
The name derives from the same stem of the noun Arabic: اسم "name", and means more or less "the one with a name"; it also has the additional meaning of "lion", the lion being considered as an animal with fame (compare the Latin name Augustus, meaning "majestic"). The root is derived from Proto-Semitic Semitic languages: *šim-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *(ʔi-)sim- ("name").[1] Osama is one of several Arabic names denoting some aspect of the lion.[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
- Osama, a former ring name of American wrestler Armando Estrada
- Osama bin Laden (1957–2011), founder of al-Qaeda
- Osama Abdusalam, Libyan football midfielder
- Osama Afifi, American bassist
- Osama Ali (born 1988), Iraqi footballer
- Osama Jamil Ali (born 1965), Kurdish politician
- Osama Alomar (born 1968), Syrian poet
- Osama El-Baz (1931-2013), Egyptian diplomat
- Osama Eldawoody, American undercover police officer
- Osama Elsamni (born 1988), Egyptian footballer born in Japan
- Osama Al Hamady (born 1975), Libyan football defender for Al-Ittihad
- Osama Hamdan (born 1965), senior member of Hamas
- Osama Hassan Ahmed, English terror suspect
- Osama Hassan (born 1979), Egyptian footballer with Ittihad
- Osama Hawsawi (born 1984), Saudi Arabian footballer
- Osama Hosny (born 1982), Egyptian footballer
- Osama Hussain (born 1971), Kuwaiti football defender
- Osama Kamal (born 1959), Egyptian engineer and politician
- Osama Al-Khurafi (born 1963), Kuwaiti fencer
- Osama Ali Maher (born 1968), Swedish conservative politician and Member of Parliament
- Osama Malik (born 1990), Australian footballer
- Osama Mazini (1966-2023), Palestinian politician
- Osama Mohamed (born 1979), Egyptian footballer
- Osama Mounir (born 1970), Christian Egyptian TV personality
- Osama Al-Muwallad (born 1984), Saudi Arabian football defender
- Osama Nabih (born 1975), Egyptian footballer for Itesalat
- Osama Anwar Okasha (1941–2010), Egyptian screenwriter and journalist
- Osama Orabi (born 1962), Egyptian footballer
- Osama El-Rady (1930–2005), Saudi psychiatrist
- Osama Rashid (born 1992), Dutch footballer
- Osama Saad (born 1954), Lebanese politician
- Osama Saeed (born 1980), Scottish politician
- Osama Al-Zain, Palestinian filmmaker and writer
Osamah
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Usama
- Usama ibn Zayd (born 612), an early Muslim and Companion of the Prophet
- Usama Halabi (born 1959), advocate and senior lawyer in Jerusalem
- Usama Hasan (born 1971), British astronomer and religious writer
- Usama Al-Kini (1976-2008), Kenyan Al-Qaeda member
- Usama Muhammad (born 1954), Syrian film director and screenwriter
- Usama Mukwaya (born 1989), Ugandan screenwriter and director
- Usama Alshaibi (born 1969), Iraqi-American independent filmmaker and visual artist
- Usama Young (born 1985), American football player
- Usama Ishtay (born 1988), Syrian-Venezuelan fashion designer
- Usamah ibn Munqidh, 12th-century Arab historian, diplomat, and warrior
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Osama . Behind the Name . 3 March 2018.
- 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.
- News: G.L. . 10 May 2011 . O Graceful Lion, Son of Opium . Language (blog) . . 3 March 2018.
- Web site: What does 15 years of baby name data tell us about modern Britain?. Anna. Powell-Smith. April 25, 2012. www.theguardian.com.
