Osborne

Meanings

1. An English surname transferred from the given name.
2. A male given name from the Germanic languages, occasionally transferred from the surname.
3. A place name:
4. A small city, the county seat of Osborne County, Kansas, United States.
5. A township in Pipestone County, Minnesota, United States.
6. A community in the Rural Municipality of Macdonald, Manitoba, Canada.
7. A rural community in St. Clair township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.
8. A township in Nipissing District, Ontario.
9. A community in Lockhart Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
10. A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia.
11. A former royal palace, now a tourist attraction, on the north coast of the Isle of Wight, England.

Etymology

From a medieval given name influenced by, or possibly derived from, Old Norse Ásbjǫrn, from áss (“god”) + bjǫrn (“bear”). Compare also Old English Ōsbeorn. Components related to Æsir and bear respectively.