Osbern

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Osbern is a given name and surname of Old English origin, historically borne by several medieval clerics and nobles.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Osbern the Steward 2
Osbern canonical 1
Osbern of Canterbury 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English masculine given name
given name
surname
componentMeaning Os means god in Old English
bern is related to bear
etymologicalRelation Old High German name Osbern
genderAssociation masculine
hasComponent Os
bern
hasLanguage English
hasMeaning bear of the gods
god-bear
hasNotableBearer Osbern FitzOsbern
Osbern Pentecost
Osbern of Canterbury
linked to: Osbern

Osbern of Gloucester
linked to: Osbern
hasOrigin Old English
hasVariant Osborn
Osborne
Osbourn
Osburn
historicalUsage Anglo-Norman England
linked to: Norman England
nameCategory Germanic given name
medieval English name
regionOfUsage England
usedAs family name
given name
usedBy medieval clerics
medieval nobles
usedInPeriod Middle Ages

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Osborne hasAlternativeForm Osbern
William fitzOsbern father Osbern the Steward
linked to: Osbern
Osbern hasNotableBearer Osbern of Canterbury
linked to: Osbern
Osbern hasNotableBearer Osbern of Gloucester
linked to: Osbern
William FitzOsbern father Osbern the Steward
linked to: Osbern