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osmond

/ˈɑsmənd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
os-mond
IPA
/ˈɑsmənd/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from the Germanic languages, rare in English.

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A surname originating as a patronymic.

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A community in western Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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A minor city in Pierce County, Nebraska, United States.

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A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States.

noun

Alternative form of osmunda (“type of fern”).

Etymology

Old Norse Ásmundr, from áss (“a god”) + mund (“protection, hand”). Later merged with a Norman French Osmond, Osmont, Omont from the same Old Norse root. Cognate with native Old English Ōsmund.

Inflected Forms

Osmonds (plural)

Phrases

Melbury Osmond

Frequently Paired Words

Osmotherley Osmund Almond Edmund

Homonyms

osmund

Rhymes With

osmund

Questions

How do you pronounce osmond?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑsmənd/.
What does osmond mean?
A male given name from the Germanic languages, rare in English.
Where does osmond come from?
Old Norse Ásmundr, from áss (“a god”) + mund (“protection, hand”). Later merged with a Norman French Osmond, Osmont, Omont from the same Old Norse root. Cognate with native Old English Ōsmund.

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