Meaning & origin
Oisín’s family of names
In Irish usage, Oisín shares a linguistic root with the Manx form OSHIN. In Irish usage, Oisín has a conventional equivalent in the English form Ossian. In Irish usage, Oisín has a later derivative in Ossian.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Oisín has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Appears in
Similar names
If you love Oisín, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Colmán
“dove”
>99% boys
Aidan
“one who is fiery; little fire” · “a fiery young man”
99% boys · 1% girls
Devin
“from the beautiful farmland; of the divine” · “resembling an ox”
90% boys · 10% girls
Sorley
“of the summer vikings”
>99% boys
Conchúr
“hound” · “desiring”
>99% boys
Kevin
“a beloved and handsome man”
>99% boys
Cormac
“a charioteer”
>99% boys
Kálmán
Kálmán is a surname from Hungarian. It is used in Hungarian and Slovak.
>99% boys