Given name & surname
Osmund
“protected by God”
Osmund is a variant of Osman. One Scandinavian interpretation is “protected by God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Osmund is a variant of Osman. One Scandinavian interpretation is “protected by God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Osmund is a variant of Osmond. An origin associated with Osmond is Old English. Osmund is a variant of Osman. An origin associated with Osman is Arabic. Osmund is a variant of Åsmund. An origin associated with Åsmund is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Osmund through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 31
- 31 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,409 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,409 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1957. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 108 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Osmund’s family of names
In English usage, Osmund shares a linguistic root with the Finnish form ASMO. Osmund has a related form in Osman. Osmund has a related form in Osmond.
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Around the world
Osmund has relatives in 5 languages.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Osmund
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