looking for opinions on "Ossian"

[honeytea]

Hello,

We are still looking for names for DC1 due in 2 months, I like the name Ossian, I was wondering what people's reactions to the name are.

I have read it is an anglo version of an Irish name, I have 1 Irish grandparent so there is a vague Irish family connection (although the baby will be only 1/8 Irish.)

I like the meaning of little deer as he will be born so close to Christmas and we live in a country where you see a lot of little deers wondering around in the snow around Christmas.

Do you know any men/boys called Ossian?

Thank you :)

YouMayLogOut, the only Ossian I know is a horse.

It makes me think of hessian underthings...

I live in North Wales and know at least nine Osians so I definitely wouldn't expect to hear sniggering about the name!

I know one Ossian (Scottish pronunciation), three Oisíns and I know of an Ossian (Anglicised pronunciation).

All human

It's going to be DS2s name - also due in a couple of months! I actually had a thread on this a few weeks ago and there is a lot of discussion on pronunciation. We decided to go with the Welsh Osian (pronounced Osh-an). Here's the link - it might give you some more opinions. Obviously I love it! www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baby_names/1560547-How-would-you-pronounce-Oisin

It's the name of the most successful literary fraud of all time: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossian

I've always liked that story and mean to read Ossian someday, but it might be strange to be named after a fake.

Oisín is an ancient, pre-Christian name, from Celtic legends and Ossian is a variant.

Then MacPherson fraud was a mere 300 years ago!

Or 250 even. (Sorry having problems counting!)

My friend hasan Osian, pronounced Osheen. He is 2, they live in Scotland but he has an Irish father.

Ossian is an anglicisation that was used by 19th C writers pedalling versions of the old Irish sagas/making up vaguely 'Celtic' literature. So a very Victorian or even pre Victorian name to me that has no basis in actual ancient literature. Walter Scott-ish, fake Celtic, Romantic. ..

The Irish Oisín is pronounced Ush-een in most of Ireland with a variant Osh-een in the north.

X post there with Caladria.

I met one -- massively posh sort of eco-farm hippy type.