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أُوزَان

Ozan

OH-zahn

Bard, poet.”

About Ozan

Ozan is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "bard, poet" — a Turkish name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

Turkish for a wandering bard or troubadour, with deep roots in Turkic oral tradition.

Origin & roots

Origin

Turkish

Gender

Boy

Root letters

Turkish absorbed thousands of Arabic-rooted words after the Anatolian conversion; Ozan's root letters sit at the seam.

How to say it

OH·zahn

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Ozan: Meaning, Pronunciation, and Origin · Houdhoud