Given name & surname
Ossi
“the power of God”
Ossi is a variant of Ossie. In English use, Ossie carries the interpretation “the power of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ossi is a variant of Ossie. In English use, Ossie carries the interpretation “the power of God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ossi connects to the Oswald name family through Ossie. An origin associated with Oswald is Old English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Ossi is a diminutive of Ossian.
Ossi’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Ossi is a diminutive of Ossian. In Finnish usage, Ossi shares a linguistic root with the Russian form Осип. Ossi has a related form in Ossie.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ossi 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.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ossi
- Ossi OswaldaGerman actress (1899–1947)1897–1947
- Ossi ReichertAlpine skier from Germany1925–2006
- Ossi VäänänenFinnish ice hockey playerborn 1980
- Ossi MildhFinnish sprinter and hurdler (1930–2015)
- Ossi BlomqvistFinnish speed skater (1908-1955)
- Ossi LouhivaaraFinnish ice hockey playerborn 1983
- Ossi KauppiFinnish ice hockey player (1929-2000)
- Ossi KarttunenFinnish sprinterborn 1948
- Ossi AaltoFinnish drummer and bandleader (1910-2009)
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