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Osmond en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

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. Cognate with native Old English Ōsmund.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of osmunda (“type of fern”).
   alt of osmunda

Forms

Relateds

Almond · Edmund

Osmond en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

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. Cognate with native Old English Ōsmund.

Meanings

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.

Deriveds

Melbury Osmond

Relateds

Osmotherley · Osmund

Translations (2)

fo Ásmundur (male given name) · no Åsmund (male given name)