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Ossian

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English

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EnglishWikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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An anglicisation, made known by James Macpherson, ofIrishOisín, diminutive form ofos(deer).

Proper noun

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Ossian

  1. A malegiven name from Irish; rather rare in the Anglo-Saxon world.
    • 1765,James Macpherson,The Poems of Ossian, Tauchnitz, published1847, page204:
      Fingal! thou king of heroes!Ossian, next to him in war! ye have fought in your youth; your names are renowned in song.
  2. Aplace name:
    1. A town inJefferson Township,Wells County,Indiana,United States.
    2. A minor city inWinneshiek County,Iowa,United States.
    3. A town inLivingston County,New York,United States.
    4. A river that flows fromLoch Ossian,Highland council area,Scotland, ultimately joining the RiverSpean.

Derived terms

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Related terms

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Translations

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male given name

Anagrams

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Finnish

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Etymology

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FromEnglishOssian via Swedish in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ossian

  1. a malegiven name from English; mostly used as amiddle name

Declension

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Inflection ofOssian (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominativeOssianOssianit
genitiveOssianinOssianien
partitiveOssianiaOssianeja
illativeOssianiinOssianeihin
singularplural
nominativeOssianOssianit
accusativenom.OssianOssianit
gen.Ossianin
genitiveOssianinOssianien
partitiveOssianiaOssianeja
inessiveOssianissaOssianeissa
elativeOssianistaOssianeista
illativeOssianiinOssianeihin
adessiveOssianillaOssianeilla
ablativeOssianiltaOssianeilta
allativeOssianilleOssianeille
essiveOssianinaOssianeina
translativeOssianiksiOssianeiksi
abessiveOssianittaOssianeitta
instructiveOssianein
comitativeSee the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms ofOssian(Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

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Statistics

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  • Ossian is the 742nd (tied with 4 other names) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 187 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,121 more, making it much more common as a middle name), according toFebruary 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

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Swedish

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Etymology

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FromEnglishOssian. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1804.

Proper noun

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Ossian c (genitiveOssians)

  1. a malegiven name from English

Usage notes

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In continuous use since the 19th century, though never as popular in Sweden as Macpherson's other creation,Oscar.

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