OslafFaroese, Scots (Archaic) Faroese variant and Shetlandic Scots adoption of Ásla. As a Shetlandic name, Osla was usually Anglicized as Ursula.
OslacmAnglo-Saxon Derived from Old English os "god" and lac "play, sport; offering, sacrifice" (from laikaz). Cognate to Old Norse Áslæikr.
OslafmAnglo-Saxon Derived from Old English os "god" and lāf "legacy, remains" (from laibō). This name was borne by a son of Æthelfrith, who was King of Bernicia from c. 593 until his death c. 616.
OslafafAnglo-Saxon Feminine form of Oslaf. This name was borne by the wife of Æthelfrith, King of Bernicia, who was the mother of Domne Eafe.
OsmannefFrench (Archaic) French form of Osmanna, common in the area around Féricy in the region of Île-de-France in the 1600s and 1700s thanks to saint Osmanne who is the patron saint of Féricy.
OsrafLiterature Feminine form of Osric. Used in Anthony Hope's novels The Prisoner of Zenda and The Heart of Princess Osra.
OsrædmAnglo-Saxon Original form of Osred derived from the elements os "god" and ræd "counsel, advise" meaning "god's counsel, advised by god, god's advice"... [more]
OssawamEnglish (Modern) Derived from the town of Osawatomie, Kansas. A famous bearer was the artist Henry Ossawa Tanner.
OssiafObscure Feminine form of Ossian. A typhoon in 1950 was named Ossia.
OssinissamGuanche Derived from Guanche *ussiniẓẓa, meaning "he who makes fair reasoning". This was the name of a king from the island of El Hierro in the mid-15th century.
OssipagofRoman Mythology A god who built strong bones, from ossa, "bones," + pango, pangere, "insert, fix, set."
OssnaitfIrish Feminine diminutive form of the Irish given name Ossan.
OstarafGermanic Mythology (Hypothetical) Hypothetical Old High German form of the name of a Germanic goddess of fertility and spring (probably originally of sunrise, whose feast was celebrated at the spring equinox), reconstructed by linguist Jacob Grimm... [more]
OstasiomMedieval Italian Name of unknown origin. Ostasio I, II and III da Polenta were lords of Ravenna in the 1300s and 1400s.
OstertagmMedieval German Apparently from the Proto-Germanic elements *austrą "east" (Old High German *ōst, Modern German Ost or Osten) and *dagaz "day" (Old High German tag, Modern German Tag).... [more]
OstrogothamGothic Ostrogotha was a leader of the eastern Goths in the Ukraine, who invaded Roman Moesia during the Crisis of the Third Century, mentioned by the 6th-century historian Jordanes. Jordanes' account differs from those of Zosimus and Joannes Zonaras, who do not mention Ostrogotha, and therefore his existence was questioned... [more]
Osukarum & fJapanese From Japanese 御 (o) meaning "imperial", 巣 (su) meaning "nest, hive", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
ŌtamJapanese (Modern) This name combines 桜 (ou, you, sakura) meaning "cherry (blossom) tree" with 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick" or 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii, ta) meaning "big, large."... [more]
OtamRussian (Archaic), Uzbek (Rare) As a Russian name, this name is ultimately derived from the genitive of the Russian noun отец (otets) meaning "father".... [more]
OtacíliafPortuguese (Brazilian), Literature Portuguese form of Otacilia. Otacília is the love interest of the main character in João Guimarães Rosa's 1956 novel Grande Sertão: Veredas (The Devil to Pay in the Backlands in English), an adaptation of the faustian motif to the sertão.
OtaciliafLate Roman, History Feminine form of Otacilius. Marcia Otacilia Severa was the Empress of Rome and wife of Emperor Philip the Arab, who reigned over the Roman Empire from 244 to 249.
OtaikumYoruba (Modern, Rare) This name means a hard stone can not die. In Ijebu land, which a part of the "Yoruba" race, a fine polished hard stone commonly found in the bed of rivers is called Ota. ... [more]
O'tajonmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek o'ta meaning "exceeding, extremely" and jon meaning "spirit, soul".
OtakárekmCzech Diminutive of Otakar, not used as a given name in its own right.
OtaktaymSioux Means "kills many" in Lakota. From the Lakota óta (oh'-tay) 'to be many, much, a lot of, plenty' and kté (k'tay) 'to kill, slaughter'.
ÓtamrmOld Norse From Old Norse útamr "untamed", combined with ú, a negative prefix.
OtanesmOld Persian (Hellenized), History Hellenized form of Old Persian Utana. This name was borne by one of the seven Persian noblemen that helped Darius the Great come to power.
O'tarboymUzbek Derived from the Uzbek o'tar meaning "herd of sheep" and boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
OtarimGeorgian Form of Otar with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
OtarumJapanese This name could combine 桜 (ou, you, sakura) meaning "cherry (blossom) tree" with 弛 (shi, chi, taru.mu, taru.meru, tayu.mu, yuru.mu, yuru.meru) “to loosen, to slacken (rope), become less tense, to relax, let one’s guard down”... [more]
OtetianimSeneca This was the name of Red Jacket (known as Otetiani in his youth and Sagoyewatha (Keeper Awake) Sa-go-ye-wa-tha because of his oratorical skills) (c. 1750 - 1830), a Native American Seneca orator and chief of the Wolf clan... [more]
Otgondalaim & fMongolian From Mongolian отгон (otgon) meaning "youngest" and далай (dalai) meaning "sea".
Otgondavaam & fMongolian From Mongolian отгон (otgon) meaning "youngest" and даваа (davaa) meaning "Monday" or "threshold, passage, mountain pass".
Otgonjargalf & mMongolian From Mongolian отгон (otgon) meaning "youngest, final" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Otgonnamarm & fMongolian Derived from Mongolian oтгон (otgon) meaning "youngest" and намар (namar) meaning "autumn".
Otgonnyamm & fMongolian From Mongolian отгон (otgon) meaning "youngest" and ням (nyam) meaning "Sunday".
Otgonsaikhanm & fMongolian From Mongolian отгон (otgon) meaning "youngest" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
OtgontungalagfMongolian From Mongolian отгон (otgon) meaning "youngest" and тунгалаг (tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent".
OtgontuyaafMongolian From Mongolian отгон (otgon) meaning "youngest" and туяа (tuyaa) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".
Otgonzayaaf & mMongolian From Mongolian отгон (otgon) meaning "youngest" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "future, fortune, fate".
OthagwendamNew World Mythology Sapling, the older twin brother of Juskaha, culture heroes of the Seneca. They were born to a young woman magically impregnated by the West Wind. Flint was cast out by his grandmother who hated him, but Juskaha went looking for him and found him in a hollow tree, and took him back home where they grew up together... [more]
OtharmPopular Culture, German (Rare, Archaic) The name is formed from the Germanic name elements ot "wealth" and heri "army". Given to the character Othar Tryggvassen (Gentleman Adventurer!) in the award-winning comic series Girl Genius by Phil and Kaja Foglio.
Óðin-DísafOld Norse (Rare) From the name of the Norse god Óðinn (see Odin; possibly via an Old West Norse byname) combined with the feminine name Disa, a short form of other names containing the element dís "goddess".
ÓðinkárrmOld Norse From Old Danish othinkar/othankar meaning "easily furious, raging" or a combination of óðr "inspiration, rage, frenzy" and kárr "curly-haired" or "obstinate; reluctant".
OtiamGeorgian When written as ოთია, this name is a diminutive of Otar. But when written as ოტია, it is an independent name with likely a different etymology (possibly Kartvelian).... [more]
OtohafJapanese From 乙 (oto) meaning "maiden" or 音 (oto) meaning "sound" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, plume" or 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.
OtokafJapanese From Japanese 音 (oto) meaning "sound" combined with 風 (ka) meaning "wind", 奏 (ka) meaning "play music, complete", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 華 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
OtoncuauhmNahuatl Means "Otomi eagle" in Nahuatl, the Otomi being an ethnic group indigenous to central Mexico. They were also an elite Aztec military order, named after the Otomi people.
OtoyamJapanese From Japanese 二 (oto) meaning "two" combined with 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
OtradmMedieval Dutch Derived from Old High German ōt meaning "wealth, riches" and rāt meaning "counsel, advice".
OtrerafGreek Mythology (Latinized) Queen of the Amazons in Greek mythology, Otrera is sometimes considered the mythological founder of the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, which was closely connected with Amazons. She is also sometimes considered the founder of the Amazon nation, though many myths place the first Amazons much earlier.
OukafJapanese From Japanese 桜花 (ouka) meaning "cherry blossom". It is spelled with 桜 (ou) meaning "cherry blossom" combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower, blossom"... [more]