# Ossian
## English
### Etymology

An anglicisation, made known by James Macpherson, of Irish Oisín, diminutive form of os (“deer”).

### Proper noun

Ossian
* A male given name from Irish; rather rare in the Anglo-Saxon world.
** 1765, James Macpherson, The Poems of Ossian, Tauchnitz, published 1847, page 204:Fingal! thou king of heroes! Ossian, next to him in war! ye have fought in your youth; your names are renowned in song.
* A place name:
** A town in Jefferson Township, Wells County, Indiana, United States.
** A minor city in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States.
** A town in Livingston County, New York, United States.
** A river that flows from Loch Ossian, Highland council area, Scotland, ultimately joining the River Spean.

#### Derived terms

* Ossianesque
* Ossianic
* Ossianism
* Ossianize

#### Related terms

* Loch Ossian

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Saino's, Sionas, saison, Sianos

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English Ossian via Swedish in the 19th century.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈosːiɑn/, [ˈo̞s̠ːiɑ̝n]
* Rhymes: -osːiɑn
* Hyphenation: Os‧si‧an

### Proper noun

Ossian
* a male given name from English; mostly used as a middle name

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Ossian (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ossianini
Ossianini
accusative
nom.
Ossianini
Ossianini
gen.
Ossianini
genitive
Ossianini
Ossianieni
partitive
Ossianiani
Ossianejani
inessive
Ossianissani
Ossianeissani
elative
Ossianistani
Ossianeistani
illative
Ossianiini
Ossianeihini
adessive
Ossianillani
Ossianeillani
ablative
Ossianiltani
Ossianeiltani
allative
Ossianilleni
Ossianeilleni
essive
Ossianinani
Ossianeinani
translative
Ossianikseni
Ossianeikseni
abessive
Ossianittani
Ossianeittani
instructive
comitative
—Ossianeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ossianisi
Ossianisi
accusative
nom.
Ossianisi
Ossianisi
gen.
Ossianisi
genitive
Ossianisi
Ossianiesi
partitive
Ossianiasi
Ossianejasi
inessive
Ossianissasi
Ossianeissasi
elative
Ossianistasi
Ossianeistasi
illative
Ossianiisi
Ossianeihisi
adessive
Ossianillasi
Ossianeillasi
ablative
Ossianiltasi
Ossianeiltasi
allative
Ossianillesi
Ossianeillesi
essive
Ossianinasi
Ossianeinasi
translative
Ossianiksesi
Ossianeiksesi
abessive
Ossianittasi
Ossianeittasi
instructive
comitative
—Ossianeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ossianimme
Ossianimme
accusative
nom.
Ossianimme
Ossianimme
gen.
Ossianimme
genitive
Ossianimme
Ossianiemme
partitive
Ossianiamme
Ossianejamme
inessive
Ossianissamme
Ossianeissamme
elative
Ossianistamme
Ossianeistamme
illative
Ossianiimme
Ossianeihimme
adessive
Ossianillamme
Ossianeillamme
ablative
Ossianiltamme
Ossianeiltamme
allative
Ossianillemme
Ossianeillemme
essive
Ossianinamme
Ossianeinamme
translative
Ossianiksemme
Ossianeiksemme
abessive
Ossianittamme
Ossianeittamme
instructive
comitative
—Ossianeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ossianinne
Ossianinne
accusative
nom.
Ossianinne
Ossianinne
gen.
Ossianinne
genitive
Ossianinne
Ossianienne
partitive
Ossianianne
Ossianejanne
inessive
Ossianissanne
Ossianeissanne
elative
Ossianistanne
Ossianeistanne
illative
Ossianiinne
Ossianeihinne
adessive
Ossianillanne
Ossianeillanne
ablative
Ossianiltanne
Ossianeiltanne
allative
Ossianillenne
Ossianeillenne
essive
Ossianinanne
Ossianeinanne
translative
Ossianiksenne
Ossianeiksenne
abessive
Ossianittanne
Ossianeittanne
instructive
comitative
—Ossianeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ossianinsa
Ossianinsa
accusative
nom.
Ossianinsa
Ossianinsa
gen.
Ossianinsa
genitive
Ossianinsa
Ossianiensa
partitive
Ossianiaan Ossianiansa
Ossianejaan Ossianejansa
inessive
Ossianissaan Ossianissansa
Ossianeissaan Ossianeissansa
elative
Ossianistaan Ossianistansa
Ossianeistaan Ossianeistansa
illative
Ossianiinsa
Ossianeihinsa
adessive
Ossianillaan Ossianillansa
Ossianeillaan Ossianeillansa
ablative
Ossianiltaan Ossianiltansa
Ossianeiltaan Ossianeiltansa
allative
Ossianilleen Ossianillensa
Ossianeilleen Ossianeillensa
essive
Ossianinaan Ossianinansa
Ossianeinaan Ossianeinansa
translative
Ossianikseen Ossianiksensa
Ossianeikseen Ossianeiksensa
abessive
Ossianittaan Ossianittansa
Ossianeittaan Ossianeittansa
instructive
comitative
—Ossianeineen Ossianeinensa :

#### Related terms

* Ossi

#### Statistics

* Ossian is the 742nd (tied with 4 other names) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 187 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,121 more, making it much more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* noissa, osasin

## Swedish
### Etymology

From English Ossian. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1804.

### Proper noun

Ossian c (genitive Ossians)
* a male given name from English

#### Usage notes

In continuous use since the 19th century, though never as popular in Sweden as Macpherson's other creation, Oscar.