# Ossian

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #73,501

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Irish; rather rare in the Anglo-Saxon world.
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## Etymology
An anglicisation, made known by James Macpherson, of Irish Oisín, diminutive form of os (“deer”).

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