Ossian

English

Etymology

An anglicisation, made known by James Macpherson, of Irish Oisín, diminutive form of os (deer).

Proper noun

Ossian

  1. 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.
  2. A place name:
    1. A town in Jefferson Township, Wells County, Indiana, United States.
    2. A minor city in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States.
    3. A town in Livingston County, New York, United States.
    4. A river that flows from Loch Ossian, Highland council area, Scotland, ultimately joining the River Spean.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From English Ossian via Swedish in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈosːiɑn/, [ˈo̞s̠ːiɑ̝n]
  • Rhymes: -osːiɑn
  • Syllabification(key): Os‧si‧an

Proper noun

Ossian

  1. a male given name from English; mostly used as a middle name

Declension

Inflection of Ossian (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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.
Possessive forms of Ossian (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Ossianini Ossianini
accusative nom. Ossianini Ossianini
gen. Ossianini
genitive Ossianini Ossianieni
partitive Ossianiani Ossianejani
inessive Ossianissani Ossianeissani
elative Ossianistani Ossianeistani
illative Ossianiini Ossianeihini
adessive Ossianillani Ossianeillani
ablative Ossianiltani Ossianeiltani
allative Ossianilleni Ossianeilleni
essive Ossianinani Ossianeinani
translative Ossianikseni Ossianeikseni
abessive Ossianittani Ossianeittani
instructive
comitative Ossianeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Ossianisi Ossianisi
accusative nom. Ossianisi Ossianisi
gen. Ossianisi
genitive Ossianisi Ossianiesi
partitive Ossianiasi Ossianejasi
inessive Ossianissasi Ossianeissasi
elative Ossianistasi Ossianeistasi
illative Ossianiisi Ossianeihisi
adessive Ossianillasi Ossianeillasi
ablative Ossianiltasi Ossianeiltasi
allative Ossianillesi Ossianeillesi
essive Ossianinasi Ossianeinasi
translative Ossianiksesi Ossianeiksesi
abessive Ossianittasi Ossianeittasi
instructive
comitative Ossianeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Ossianimme Ossianimme
accusative nom. Ossianimme Ossianimme
gen. Ossianimme
genitive Ossianimme Ossianiemme
partitive Ossianiamme Ossianejamme
inessive Ossianissamme Ossianeissamme
elative Ossianistamme Ossianeistamme
illative Ossianiimme Ossianeihimme
adessive Ossianillamme Ossianeillamme
ablative Ossianiltamme Ossianeiltamme
allative Ossianillemme Ossianeillemme
essive Ossianinamme Ossianeinamme
translative Ossianiksemme Ossianeiksemme
abessive Ossianittamme Ossianeittamme
instructive
comitative Ossianeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Ossianinne Ossianinne
accusative nom. Ossianinne Ossianinne
gen. Ossianinne
genitive Ossianinne Ossianienne
partitive Ossianianne Ossianejanne
inessive Ossianissanne Ossianeissanne
elative Ossianistanne Ossianeistanne
illative Ossianiinne Ossianeihinne
adessive Ossianillanne Ossianeillanne
ablative Ossianiltanne Ossianeiltanne
allative Ossianillenne Ossianeillenne
essive Ossianinanne Ossianeinanne
translative Ossianiksenne Ossianeiksenne
abessive Ossianittanne Ossianeittanne
instructive
comitative Ossianeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Ossianinsa Ossianinsa
accusative nom. Ossianinsa Ossianinsa
gen. Ossianinsa
genitive Ossianinsa Ossianiensa
partitive Ossianiaan
Ossianiansa
Ossianejaan
Ossianejansa
inessive Ossianissaan
Ossianissansa
Ossianeissaan
Ossianeissansa
elative Ossianistaan
Ossianistansa
Ossianeistaan
Ossianeistansa
illative Ossianiinsa Ossianeihinsa
adessive Ossianillaan
Ossianillansa
Ossianeillaan
Ossianeillansa
ablative Ossianiltaan
Ossianiltansa
Ossianeiltaan
Ossianeiltansa
allative Ossianilleen
Ossianillensa
Ossianeilleen
Ossianeillensa
essive Ossianinaan
Ossianinansa
Ossianeinaan
Ossianeinansa
translative Ossianikseen
Ossianiksensa
Ossianeikseen
Ossianeiksensa
abessive Ossianittaan
Ossianittansa
Ossianeittaan
Ossianeittansa
instructive
comitative Ossianeineen
Ossianeinensa

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.

Anagrams

Swedish

Etymology

From English Ossian. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1804.

Proper noun

Ossian c (genitive Ossians)

  1. a male given name from English

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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