The story
- Old English · derived fromŌsbeorn
- Old Norse · derived fromÁsbjǫrn
- English todayOsborne
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.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.