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Osmond

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Old Norse Ásmundr, from áss (“a god”) + mund (“protection, hand”). Later merged with a Norman French Osmond, Osmont, Omont from the same Old Norse root. Cognate with native Old English Ōsmund.

proper noun

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, rare in English.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. A community in western Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  4. A minor city in Pierce County, Nebraska, United States.
  5. A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States.

noun Osmonds

  1. alternative Alternative form of osmunda (“type of fern”).

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"Osmond." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/osmond. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Osmond. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/osmond

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"Osmond." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/osmond.

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@misc{osmond_2026,
  title = {Osmond},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/osmond},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}