Oisin - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Oisin \o(i)-sin\ is pronounced OH-sheen. It is of Gaelic origin. In Irish history, the name of the son of a legendary Gaelic poet, Fionn mac Cumhaill. Oisin mac Cumhaill was a warrior and bard too. The Anglicizied form Ossian was revived in the 18th century by Jasmes Macpherson as the name of the supposed author of some ancient Gaelic poetry which Macpherson claimed to have translated. It turned out that Macpherson had written much of the poetry himself.

Oisin has 2 variant forms: Ossian and Ossin.

Baby names that sound like Oisin are Jasin and Oswin.

Oisin is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Oisin. Click here to compare Oisin with related baby names.