Ossian


Gender:
Origin: Gaelic
41 famous people named Ossian found on Wikipedia.
34 male in US.
Most recent ranking: 13503-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 10446-th in year 2010

Meanings

Ossian is an Anglicised form of the Irish Oisín and the Scottish Gaelic Oisein. The latter names are derived from a byname constructed from the element os ("stag"). Another Anglicised form of Oisín is Osian.
Ossian was one of several names popularised by the romantic works of James Macpherson (died 1796), composer of so-called Ossianic poetry. In consequence, it and other Ossianic names—such as Malvina, Minona, Orla, Oscar, and Selma—were enthusiastically adopted in Scandinavia in the nineteenth century. The specific adoption of Ossian in Denmark does not appear to have been a direct result of the works of Macpherson, however, but owes its popularity there as an import from Sweden. In this way Ossian is similar to the Ossianic names Oscar and Selma which were introduced into Denmark by Swedish immigrants.

Variant of Oisin: little deer.

Famous People: 41 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Ossian Title character in the work of Ossian
2 Ossian Sweet 1895 American physician
3 Ossian Brown British musician
4 Ossian B. Hart 1821 American judge
5 Ossian Everett Mills 1856 Fraternity founder
6 Ossian Cole Simonds 1855 American landscape designer
7 Ossian Skiöld 1889 Swedish hammer thrower
8 Ossian M. Ross 1790 American pioneer
9 Ossian Ray 1835 American politician
10 Ossian Treutiger 1922
11 Ossian Jörgensen 1874 Sports shooter
12 Ossian Donner 1866 Finnish diplomat
13 Ossian Schauman 1862 Finnish scientist
14 Ossian Wuorenheimo 1845 Finnish politician
15 Ossian Limborg 1848 Swedish journalist
16 Ossian Egerbladh 1897
17 Ossian Ahrenberg 1877
18 Ossian Elgström 1883 Swedish writer and illustrator
19 Ossian Aschan 1860 Finnish chemist and politician
20 Ossian Nylund 1894 Finnish athlete
21 Ossian Brofeldt 1869 Swedish actor
22 Ossian Ansas 1856 Finnish politician and journalist
23 Ossian Berger 1849 Swedish politician
24 Ossian Sehlstedt 1904 Swedish politician
25 Ossian Holmström
26 Ossian Riisla 1889
27 Ossian Procopé 1871
28 Ossian Hannelius 1885
29 Ossian Fohström 1870
30 Ossian Grotenfelt
31 Ossian Gyllenberg 1884 Swedish painter
32 Ossian Håkansson 1880 Swedish poet (1880-1928)
33 Ossian Kennard MacLise 1967 Monk
34 Ossian Lundén
35 Ossian Wikström 1888
36 Ossian Nilsson 1891
37 Ossian Ekdahl 1858
38 Ossian Suvanto
39 Ossian Appelberg 1852
40 Ossian Lindqvist 1890 Swedish architect
41 Ossian Sandholm 1853 Swedish engineer