Osler

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Surname name from French

"hostelier; fowler, poulterer"

Osler Origin and Meaning

The name Osler is a boy's name meaning "hostelier; fowler, poulterer".

Sir William Osler was a Canadian physician, often referred to as the "father of modern medicine". He was one of the four founders of the John Hopkins hospital in Baltimore, MD, and he also founded the History of Medicine Society at the Royal Society of Medicine, London.