Osborne

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English
"Divine bear; divine warrior"

Osborne Origin and Meaning

The name Osborne is a boy's name meaning "Divine bear; divine warrior".

A surname style choice that could get you nicknames Bear and Ozzy, which is pretty cool. It comes from the Old English variant of the Old Norse Ásbjǫrn, which was introduced to England after the Norman conquest and used occasionally as a given name ever since. Victorian author Elizabeth Gaskell used Osborne for a character in her final novel, Wives and Daughters while it is also famously associated with Osborne House, the former royal residence of Queen Victoria on the Isle of Wight, and with musician Ozzy Osbourne.

# 913 in the US

Osborne Rank in US Top 1000

Famous People Named Osborne

  • Osborne Earl "Ozzie" Smith
    American baseball player
  • Osborne Reynolds
    Northern Irish physicist
  • Osborne Bryan "Ozzie" Cowles
    American basketball coach
  • Osborne Theomun Olsen
    American ceramicist

Osborne in Pop Culture

  • Osborne House
    summer residence of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
  • Osborne Hamley
    character in Elizabeth Gaskell's "Wives and Daughters"