Osborne
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From a medieval given name influenced by, or possibly derived from, Old Norse Ásbjǫrn, from áss (“god”) + bjǫrn (“bear”). Compare also Old English Ōsbeorn. Components related to Æsir and bear respectively.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɒzbɔː(ɹ)n/
Proper noun
Osborne
- An English surname transferred from the given name.
- A male given name from the Germanic languages, occasionally transferred from the surname.
- A place name:
- A small city, the county seat of Osborne County, Kansas, United States.
- A township in Pipestone County, Minnesota, United States.
- A community in the Rural Municipality of Macdonald, Manitoba, Canada.
- A rural community in St. Clair township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.
- A township in Nipissing District, Ontario.
- A community in Lockhart Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
- A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia.
- A former royal palace, now a tourist attraction, on the north coast of the Isle of Wight, England.