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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.

Spellings of Ozan

SpellingBirths in England and Wales, 2025Births in France, 2016 to 2025
Ozanthe spelling used on this page15305

Babies registered with exactly that spelling. England and Wales: Office for National Statistics, 2025 (the list covers names given to 3 or more babies). France: INSEE Fichier des prénoms, 2016 to 2025 added together (INSEE rounds each yearly count to the nearest 5).

Origin

Origin

Turkish

Gender

Boy

How to say it

OH·zahn

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Common questions about Ozan

What does the name Ozan mean?
Ozan (أُوزَان) means "Bard, poet". Turkish for a wandering bard or troubadour, with deep roots in Turkic oral tradition.
Is Ozan a name from the Qur'an?
Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Ozan is a Turkish name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
Is Ozan a boy or a girl name?
Ozan is traditionally a boy's name.
Where does the name Ozan come from?
Ozan is a Turkish name.

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