Ossie
[ˈɑːsi]Meaning
diminutive of Oscar, Oswald and other names beginning with Os
Background Story
Ossie is a diminutive of Oscar, Oswald and other names beginning with Os. It is also used in place of given names such as Osama, Osman, Ossian, Osmond, Osbourne and Osvaldo, and in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic it is a diminutive for Joseph and Yousif.
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