Osborn

OZ-born
English
"divine bear; divine warrior"

Osborn Origin and Meaning

The name Osborn is a boy's name of English origin 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 the spelling variation Osborne in her final novel, Wives and Daughters.

# 944 in the US

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Famous People Named Osborn

  • Osborn Elliott
    former editor of Newsweek magazine

Osborn in Pop Culture

  • Norman and Harry Osborn
    characters in the Spider,Man series

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