Osorio

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proper noun

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

OriginSpanish Osorio ← Latin Osorius →
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Meanings

proper nounOsorio (plural Osorios)

plural Osorios

  1. A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

Origin

  1. LatinOsorius
  2. SpanishOsorio
  3. EnglishOsorio

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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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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