Ossian

English <dab!> Etymology An anglicisation, made known by James Macpherson, of en ga Oisín, diminutive form of ga os deer. Proper noun en male Irish; rather rare in the Anglo-Saxon world. en 1765 w:James Macpherson The Poems of Ossian Tauchnitz 1847 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: en town twp:Suf/Jefferson co/Wells County s/Indiana c/USA. en minor city co/Winneshiek County s/Iowa c/USA. en town co/Livingston County s/New York c/USA. en river that flows from lake/Loch Ossian carea/Highland cc/Scotland ultimately joining the River riv/Spean. Derived terms en Ossianesque en Ossianic en Ossianism en Ossianize Related terms en Loch Ossian Translations male given name Finnish: fi Ossian Irish: ga Oisín Manx: gv Oshin Swedish: sv Ossian Welsh: cy Osian Anagrams en ainoss Saino's Sionas saison Sianos Finnish Etymology From fi en Ossian (from fi ga Oisín) via Swedish in the 19th century. Pronunciation Proper noun fi male English; mostly used as a middle name Declension Ossian a 0 Related terms fi Ossi Statistics dvv_20250813 198 2177 744 References Anagrams fi ainoss noissa osasin Swedish Etymology From sv en Ossian. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1804. Proper noun c sv male English Usage notes In continuous use since the 19th century, though never as popular in Sweden as Macpherson's other creation, Oscar.