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View Name: Oisín


OISÍN
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Irish, Irish Mythology
PRONOUNCED: OSH-een, USH-een   [key]
Meaning & History
Means "little deer", derived from Irish os "deer" combined with a diminutive suffix. In Irish legend Oisín was a warrior hero and a poet, the son of Fionn mac Cumhail.
Related Names
VARIANT: Osheen (Irish)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Ossian (Literature)
Popularity
Ireland  ranked #17 
Northern Ireland  ranked #23 



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