Ossi

From a diminutive of Ossian, Oskari and Osmo; possibly in eastern Finland also of Joosef (compare Russian Осип (Osip)).

• IPA^(key): /ˈosːi/, [ˈo̞s̠ːi]
• Rhymes: -osːi
• Syllabification^(key): Os‧si
• Hyphenation^(key): Os‧si

Ossi

1. a male given name
2. a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

• Ossi is the 111^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 5,897 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,256 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• The surname Ossi belongs to 122 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

From a clipping of Osten (“east”) +‎ -i. The form Ossi (instead of *Osti) might suggest a humorous reinterpretation of English Aussie (“Australian person”), although this word has not been widely known in Germany. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔsi/ (normal)

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• IPA^(key): /ˈɔzi/, /ˈœzi/ (with a mock Upper Saxon accent; more pejorative)

Ossi m (strong, genitive Ossis or (rare) Ossi, plural Ossis, feminine Ossi or Ossifrau)
Ossi (referring to a female) f (genitive Ossi, plural Ossis)

1. (colloquial, possibly mildly offensive, Germany) Easterner; a person from (former) East Germany; now sometimes including West Berlin

   Synonyms: Ostdeutscher, (dated, pejorative) Zoni, (uncommon) Ostmann, (historical, officialese) DDR-Bürger

   Coordinate term: Wessi

der Ossi m (proper noun, strong, genitive Ossis)

1. (colloquial) The expressway Ostwestfalendamm in Bielefeld

   Synonym: OWD

• Ostdeutschland
• Ösi
• Wessi

• “Ossi” in Duden online
• “Ossi (feminine)” in Duden online
• “Ossi” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache