Oster

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginGerman Oster ← Swedish Öster →
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Meanings

Oster1

proper nounOster (countable and uncountable, plural Osters)

plural Osters

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Carver County, Minnesota, United States.

Oster2

proper noun
  1. A city in Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine.

Origin

Oster · proper noun

  1. SwedishÖster
  2. GermanOster
  3. EnglishOster

Borrowed from German Oster or Swedish Öster.

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Oster · proper noun

  1. UkrainianОсте́р
  2. EnglishOster

Derived from Ukrainian Осте́р (Ostér)

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Translations

Polish Oster
  • Ostercity in Ukraine
Russian Остёр
  • Остёр (Ostjór)city in Ukraine
Ukrainian Осте́р
  • Осте́р (Ostér)city in Ukraine

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

storerestoSoterrosetStoertorse
Cite this entry
APA

Oster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oster

MLA

“Oster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oster. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oster,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oster.

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