Osborne

OZ-born

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.

Osborne Rank in US Top 1000

# 913 in the US

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

The name Osborne in Pop Culture

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