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What does Ossie mean?
Ossie as a name for boys is an Old English and Old German name, and the meaning of Ossie is "spear of the gods; God's power". Ossie is an alternate spelling of Oscar (Old English). Ossie is also a form of Oswald (Old German).
ENDS WITH -ie
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, spear (warrior), power
Variations
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA OSCAR, OSWALD Oskar, Osker, Oswin
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Oisie, ..
(female) Ossa, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Ossie Shane (O.S.), ..
How popular is Ossie?
Ossie is a rare given name for males. Ossie is also a rare last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Ossie entered the list in 1880-1889 and reached its top position of #923 in the U.S. then, but is not listed at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular varying forms of Ossie are Oscar (#206 IN 2018), Oskar (#1352), Ozzy (#1527), Ozzie (#1959), Osker and Oswald. Usage of these relations of Ossie reached its apex 138 years ago (AVERAGE #1364) and has become much lower since (#1577, DOWN 77.5%), with versions such as Oscar going out of style.
Similar Names
Ossie is alike in pronunciation to Acie, Isaia, Isais, Issiah, Issy and Osei. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Gussie, Jessie▼, Kasie, Massie, Mosie, Obie▼, Odie▼, Oisin, Ollie▼, Orsin, Orsis, Osage, Osier, Osip, Osmin, Osric, Ossian, Ossin, Ostin and Osvin. These names tend to be more frequently used than Ossie.
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