An anglicisation, made known by James Macpherson, of Irish Oisín, diminutive form of os (“deer”).
Ossian
From English Ossian via Swedish in the 19th century.
Ossian
Inflection of Ossian (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Ossian | Ossianit | ||
genitive | Ossianin | Ossianien | ||
partitive | Ossiania | Ossianeja | ||
illative | Ossianiin | Ossianeihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Ossian | Ossianit | ||
accusative | nom. | Ossian | Ossianit | |
gen. | Ossianin | |||
genitive | Ossianin | Ossianien | ||
partitive | Ossiania | Ossianeja | ||
inessive | Ossianissa | Ossianeissa | ||
elative | Ossianista | Ossianeista | ||
illative | Ossianiin | Ossianeihin | ||
adessive | Ossianilla | Ossianeilla | ||
ablative | Ossianilta | Ossianeilta | ||
allative | Ossianille | Ossianeille | ||
essive | Ossianina | Ossianeina | ||
translative | Ossianiksi | Ossianeiksi | ||
abessive | Ossianitta | Ossianeitta | ||
instructive | — | Ossianein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
From English Ossian. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1804.
Ossian c (genitive Ossians)
In continuous use since the 19th century, though never as popular in Sweden as Macpherson's other creation, Oscar.