Osbert

English

"divinely brilliant"

Osbert Origin and Meaning

The name Osbert is a boy's name of English origin meaning "divinely brilliant".

Some cutting-edge parents might revive Osbert as a substitute for Oscar. We like the "divinely brilliant" meaning. Cool or terminally nerdy? Your call.

Osbert Sitwell, born Francis Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell, was one of three notable English siblings--the others were Edith and Sacheverell Sitwell-- who devoted their lives to art and literature.

Famous People Named Osbert

• Osbert Salvin English naturalist
• Francis Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell 5th Baronet, English writer
• Osbert Lancaster English cartoonist
• Osbert Peake 1st Viscount Ingleby, British minister of national insurance
• Osbert Cecil Molyneux 6th Earl of Sefton, British Master of the Horse
• Osbert of Clare 12th century prior of Westminster Abbey
• Osbert Gadesden Mackie English rugby union player and priest
• Osbert de Bayeux 12th century English archdeacon
• Osbert fitzHervey Anglo,Norman royal judge