Osmund
See also: osmund
English
Proper noun
Osmund
- A male given name from the Germanic languages, of rare usage, variant of Osmond.
Anagrams
- Mundos, mounds
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- Åsmund
Etymology
From Old Norse Ósmundr, Ásmundr, from ǫ́ss, áss + -mundr
Proper noun
Osmund m
- a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Osmond
Old English
Etymology
From Old English ōs (“god, diety”) + mund (“protector, protection”).
Proper noun
Ōsmund m
- a male given name
References
- Electronic Sawyer S 1438 ((Kent) Record of the agreement made at Kingston, between Archbishop Ceolnoth and Kings Egbert and Æthelwulf concerning the restoration to Christ Church, Canterbury, of land at Mallingum (East Malling, Kent or South Malling, Sussex), previously granted by Baldred, king of Kent), Osmund is mentioned as "Osmund" in both the text and the old text sections.