Boy · Old Norse
Osbern
Say it: OZ-burn
Meaning
From Old Norse Ásbjǫrn, from áss 'god' and bjǫrn 'bear'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used in Danelaw and Norman England.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Osborn, Osborne
| Old Norse | Ásbjǫrn |
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Where this comes from
- The Domesday Book (1086) source
- Medieval European charters and records
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