Osbeorn

Gender Masculine
Usage Anglo-Saxon [1][2]

Meaning & History

Old English form of Osborn.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesAsbjørn, Esben, Bjarne, Ebbe(Danish) Osborn, Oz, Ozzie, Ozzy(English) Bjarni(Faroese) Ásbjörn, Bjarni(Icelandic) Asbjørn, Espen, Bjarne, Esben(Norwegian) Ásbjǫrn, Bjarni(Old Norse) Esbjörn, Asbjörn, Bjarne, Ebbe(Swedish)

Categories

animals, bears, fauna, nature

Sources & References

  1. Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, available from http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/index.jsp.
  2. Searle, William George. Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum. Cambridge, 1897, page 371.
Entry updated February 4, 2020