Ozzie
[ˈɒzi]Meaning
diminutive of Oswald, Osborn and other names beginning with a similar sound
Background Story
Ozzie is a diminutive of Oswald, Osborn and other names beginning with a similar sound. It is a masculine given name, sometimes a short form of Oswald, Oscar, Osborne, Osman and Ozymandias. The name is used in Anglo-Saxon, Danish, Faroese, German, Germanic, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Old Germanic, Old Norse, Portuguese and Slovene.
Temperament
Variations
Ozzy, Ozz
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