Given name · Japanese
おさむ
“to control”
おさむ (Osamu) is a masculine given name. It is used in Japanese.
JapaneseWritten in Japanese kana script. In English: Osamu.
Meaning & origin
おさむ’s family of names
In Japanese usage, おさむ can be written in the Roman alphabet as OSAMU.
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おさむ has relatives in 4 languages.
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Spellings & scripts 1
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People named おさむ
- Osamu MaedaJapanese association football playerborn 1965
- Osamu TaninakaJapanese association football playerborn 1964
- Osamu HiroseJapanese association football playerborn 1965
- Osamu UmeyamaJapanese association football playerborn 1973
- Osamu WatanabeJapanese wrestlers (1940–2022)
- Osamu MiuraJapanese association football playerborn 1989
- Osamu HayaishiJapanese biochemist (1920–2015)
- Osamu MuramatsuJapanese amateur astronomerborn 1949
- Osamu SatoJapanese graphic artist and composerborn 1960
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