Etymology

Osorio

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Today it means: A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]. Full definition →

Spanish Osorio ← Latin Osorius
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  1. Latin · derived fromOsorius
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromOsorio
  3. English todayOsorio

Borrowed from Spanish Osorio, from Latin Osorius. According to the Dictionary of American Family Names, the Latin term may have originated from the metathesis of Orosius, itself perhaps derived from ὄρος (óros, “mountain”).

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