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