# Osmond

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #37,131

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **Osman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/osman-vs-osmond)

## Common misspellings (9)
`omsond`, `osmmond`, `osmnod`, `osmodn`, `osmondd`, `osmonnd`, `osomnd`, `ossmond`, `somond`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/osmond