Ostman

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noun

One of the Danish settlers in Ireland.

OriginSwedish Östman →
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Meanings

Ostman1

nounOstman (plural Ostmen)

plural Ostmen

  1. archaichistoricalOne of the Danish settlers in Ireland.

    Reginald Macgillemory, an Ostman of great power in that county, and who had lands on the coast adjoining to the city, […]

    1767, George Lyttelton Baron Lyttelton, The History of the Life of King Henry the Second, and of the age in which he lived, page 337

Ostman2

proper nounOstman (plural Ostmans)

plural Ostmans

  1. A surname from Swedish.

Origin

Ostman · noun

See east and man.

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Ostman · proper noun

  1. SwedishÖstman
  2. EnglishOstman

Borrowed from Swedish Östman.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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