Osmond

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proper noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages, rare in English.

OriginOld Norse Ásmundr →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, rare in English.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. A community in western Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  4. A minor city in Pierce County, Nebraska, United States.
  5. A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States.
nounOsmond (plural Osmonds)

plural Osmonds

  1. alternativeAlternative form of osmunda (“type of fern”).

Origin

  1. Old NorseÁsmundr
  2. EnglishOsmond

Old Norse Ásmundr, from áss (“a god”) + mund (“protection, hand”). Later merged with a Norman French Osmond, Osmont, Omont from the same Old Norse root. Cognate with native Old English Ōsmund.

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Translations

Norwegian Åsmund
  • Åsmundmale given name
Cite this entry
APA

Osmond. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Osmond

MLA

“Osmond.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Osmond. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Osmond,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Osmond.

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