Message: "Origin of the female name Ostiane?"

Origin of the female name Ostiane?

by bluedahlia

7/23/2011, 7:37 AM

I know this rare name is used in France, Netherlands, Belgium and the South Pacific.
No idea of the origin, except Mary Shelley has a character named Ostiane in Frankenstein. Also there is the ancient city of Ostia?
I know in French Quebec they consider Osti a curse word. Any other ideas?

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- Rene +1

7/23/2011, 1:20 PM

It may not help much, but Ostiane seems to have a male counterpart in the name Ostian.

There was a 6th century saint in France of that name. Some info about him, in French:
http://nominis.cef.fr/contenus/saint/10149/Saint-Ostian.html

Here is some frequency information about Ostiane in France: Only 17 since 1946, indeed quite rare:
http://www.aufeminin.com/w/prenom/p15299/ostiane.html

- bluedahlia

7/24/2011, 3:09 AM

Great, Thanks for the interesting Info!

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