Given nameMasculineAI-aggregated
Ousmane
/ohs-mah-neh/
Meaning
devoted
Ousmane is a Wolof name derived from the Arabic 'Uthman', meaning one who is devoted, and is commonly given to boys as a symbol of dedication.
Who carries it
🇸🇳 🇬🇲 🇲🇷Wolof
Provenance
- generated: 2026-07-04
- source: LLM aggregation pipeline (llama-3.3-70b-versatile via Groq, 2026-07-04); unverified, awaiting community affirmation.
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