Ossian
English
Etymology
An anglicisation, made known by James Macpherson, of Irish Oisín, diminutive form of os (“deer”).
Proper noun
Ossian
- A male given name from Irish; rather rare in the Anglo-Saxon world.
- 1765, James Macpherson, The Poems of Ossian, Tauchnitz, published 1847, page 204:
- Fingal! thou king of heroes! Ossian, next to him in war! ye have fought in your youth; your names are renowned in song.
- A place name:
- A town in Jefferson Township, Wells County, Indiana, United States.
- A minor city in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States.
- A town in Livingston County, New York, United States.
- A river that flows from Loch Ossian, Highland council area, Scotland, ultimately joining the River Spean.
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Translations
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈosːiɑn/, [ˈo̞s̠ːiɑ̝n]
- Rhymes: -osːiɑn
- Syllabification(key): Os‧si‧an
Declension
Inflection of Ossian (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Ossian | Ossianit | ||
genitive | Ossianin | Ossianien | ||
partitive | Ossiania | Ossianeja | ||
illative | Ossianiin | Ossianeihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Ossian | Ossianit | ||
accusative | nom. | Ossian | Ossianit | |
gen. | Ossianin | |||
genitive | Ossianin | Ossianien | ||
partitive | Ossiania | Ossianeja | ||
inessive | Ossianissa | Ossianeissa | ||
elative | Ossianista | Ossianeista | ||
illative | Ossianiin | Ossianeihin | ||
adessive | Ossianilla | Ossianeilla | ||
ablative | Ossianilta | Ossianeilta | ||
allative | Ossianille | Ossianeille | ||
essive | Ossianina | Ossianeina | ||
translative | Ossianiksi | Ossianeiksi | ||
abessive | Ossianitta | Ossianeitta | ||
instructive | — | Ossianein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Statistics
- 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 to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Swedish
Usage notes
In continuous use since the 19th century, though never as popular in Sweden as Macpherson's other creation, Oscar.
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