Osmond
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A Germanic name associated in this tradition with divine protection.
Meaning
In the 19th-century naming source provided, Osmond is glossed as a Teutonic name meaning “divine protection,” with the related French form Osmont given the same sense. The excerpt also notes its English continuation through the Norman Osmond who became Bishop of Salisbury, helping keep the form in use in England.
Origin
Old EnglishOld GermanicFrenchmasculine
Fun fact
The excerpt connects the name’s survival in England to a canonized Bishop of Salisbury named Osmond.
Confidence: sourced. Sources: History of Christian Names, A list of Christian names, their derivatives, nicknames and equivalents in several languages.