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[1] It is popular as a male given name among Muslims. It is also transliterated as Osman or Usman, particularly when the name occurs in languages which either have no /θ/ sound or where the character ﺙ is pronounced differently, such as Persian, Bosnian, Turkish, and Urdu, as well as some Arabic dialects.
Haris is a male given name. The name Haris has two origins: Arabic and Greek. In Arabic, it is derived from the Arabic name Harith (حارث), [1] which means "guardian angel." In Greek, Haris is a forename, or given mythological Greek name, which means "grace". [2] In the Balkans, Haris is popular among Bosniaks in the former Yugoslav nations. [3]
Bushnak (Arabic: بشناق, meaning "Bosnian", also transliterated Bushnaq, Boshnak, Bouchenak and Bouchnak) is a surname common among Levantines of Bosnian Muslim origin. [1] [2] Those sharing this surname are the descendants of Bosnian Muslims, apprehensive of living under Christian rule after the Austro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878, immigrated to Ottoman Syria.
Almost all of Bosnian Muslims identify as Bosniaks; until 1993, Bosnians of Muslim culture or origin (regardless of religious practice) were defined by Yugoslav authorities as Muslimani (Muslims) in an ethno-national sense (hence the capital M), though some people of Bosniak or Muslim backgrounds identified their nationality (in an ethnic sense ...
Another Bosnian Muslim place of pilgrimage is Ajvatovica near Prusac in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is the largest Islamic traditional, religious and cultural event in Europe, and is a place where devout Bosnian Muslims remember and give thanks to the founder of the holy site, Ajvaz-dedo, whose forty day prayers were heard by Allah ...
Asem (also spelled Aasem, Assem, Asim, Aasim, Assim Arabic: عاصم ‘āṣim) is a male given name of Arabic origin, which means "savior, protector, guardian ...
Pages in category "Bosniak masculine given names" The following 72 pages are in this category, out of 72 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Damir is a male given name. In the Balkans, Damir is popular among Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs in the former Yugoslav nations, where it is interpreted as a locally originated given name, derived from da-meaning "give" and mir meaning "peace." [1] [2] In Croatia, the name Damir was among the most popular masculine given names between the 1960s ...