Osborn

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Pronounced： [ AHZ-born ]
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Usage：English

Meaning & History：

Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and beorn "bear". During the Anglo-Saxon period there was also a Norse cognate Ásbjörn used in England, and after the Norman conquest the Norman cognate Osbern was introduced. It was occasionally revived in the 19th century, in part from a surname that was derived from the given name.

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EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Ásbjörn

ANGLO-SAXON: Osbeorn

DANISH: Asbjørn, Esben, Espen

ICELANDIC: Ásbjörn

NORWEGIAN: Asbjørn, Esben, Espen

SWEDISH: Asbjörn, Esbjörn

DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS

ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Bjarni

DANISH: Bjarne, Ebbe

ENGLISH: Oz, Ozzie, Ozzy