Boys Names: Meanings, Nicknames


Osei

Osei Kofi Tutu, first King of the Ashanti Empire, must have been born on a Friday because that’s what his middle name means

Osgood

U.S. statistics show 8 American boys named Osgood in 1918, the most on record for one year

Osman

86 American baby boys were named Osman in 2016.

Osmond

In 1971, the Social Security Administration recorded 8 American boys named Osmond, two more than they counted in 1921.

Ovid

Ovid appeared in the Top 1000 American baby boy names in two years: 1894 at No. 841 and 1907 at No. 983

Ostap

Two well-known fictional characters bear the given name Ostap: conman, Ostap Bender; and the oldest son of Taras Bulba, Ostap Bulba

Oswald

Oswald has not been in the Top 1000 American baby boy names since 1933

Otto

Otto dropped out of the Top 1000 American baby boy names in 1975. It reappeared again in 2011 at No. 930

Otis

Otis dropped out of the Top No. 200 most popular American baby boy names in 1944; it was last seen in the Top 1000 at No. 941 in 1994

Novak

Around the 14th century, Novak was a common Slavic first name in the Serbian States. It migrated later to a common surname, but not totally.

Norton

Since the 1950s, the name Norton has been identified with the TV series The Honeymooners, in which it was a surname. Norton’s first name was Ed.

Norris

Norris was a consistent top 500 American male name from 1906 through 1957

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