OSBORN male English 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. |
EQUIVALENTS |
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Ásbjörn |
ANGLO-SAXON: Osbeorn |
DANISH: Asbjørn, Esben, Espen |
ENGLISH: Osborn |
ICELANDIC: Ásbjörn |
NORWEGIAN: Asbjørn, Esben, Espen |
SWEDISH: Esbjörn |
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS |
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Bjarni |
DANISH: Bjarne, Ebbe |
ENGLISH: Oz, Ozzie, Ozzy |
ICELANDIC: Bjarni |
NORWEGIAN: Bjarne, Ebbe |
SWEDISH: Bjarne, Ebbe |
FEMININE FORMS |
DANISH: Ebba |
NORWEGIAN: Ebba |
SWEDISH: Ebba |
OTHER FORMS |
ENGLISH: Osborne, Osbourne |