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Osmond.

A male given name from the Germanic languages, rare in English.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, rare in English.

  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

  3. A community in western Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

  4. A minor city in Pierce County, Nebraska, United States.

  5. A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States.

Where this word comes from

Old Norse Ásmundr, from áss (“a god”) + mund (“protection, hand”). Later merged with a Norman French Osmond, Osmont, Omont from the same Old Norse root. Cognate with native Old English Ōsmund.

noun

  1. Alternative form of osmunda (“type of fern”).

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Where this word comes from

Old Norse Ásmundr, from áss (“a god”) + mund (“protection, hand”). Later merged with a Norman French Osmond, Osmont, Omont from the same Old Norse root. Cognate with native Old English Ōsmund.

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