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Ossi.

a male given name

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈosːi/[ˈo̞s̠ːi]
  1. a male given name

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  2. a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

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Where this word comes from

From a diminutive of Ossian, Old Swedish Oswald, Oskari and Osmo; possibly in eastern Finland also of Joosef (compare Russian Осип (Osip)).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.