Ossian

Meanings

1. A male given name from Irish; rather rare in the Anglo-Saxon world.
2. A place name:
3. A town in Jefferson Township, Wells County, Indiana, United States.
4. A minor city in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States.
5. A town in Livingston County, New York, United States.
6. A river that flows from Loch Ossian, Highland council area, Scotland, ultimately joining the River Spean.

Etymology

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