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Ossian is an Anglicised form of the Irish ''Oisín'' and the Scottish Gaelic ''Oisein''. The latter names are derived from a byname constructed from the element ''os'' ("stag").〔Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 212, 407.〕 Another Anglicised form of ''Oisín'' is ''Osian''.〔Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 212, 354.〕 ''Ossian'' was one of several names popularised by the romantic works of James Macpherson (died 1796), composer of so-called Ossianic poetry.〔Vigsø (2001).〕 In consequence, it and other Ossianic names—such as ''Malvina'', ''Minona'', ''Orla'', ''Oscar'', and ''Selma''—were enthusiastically adopted in Scandinavia in the nineteenth century. The specific adoption of ''Ossian'' in Denmark does not appear to have been a direct result of the works of Macpherson, however, but owes its popularity there as an import from Sweden. In this way ''Ossian'' is similar to the Ossianic names ''Oscar'' and ''Selma'' which were introduced into Denmark by Swedish immigrants.〔Vigsø (2001).〕〔Fellows-Jensen (2006) pp. 134–136.〕 ==People people with the name== * Ossian Brown, English musician and artist * Ossian Donner (1866–1957), Finnish industrialist, engineer, senator and diplomat * Ossian B. Hart (1821–1874), tenth Governor of Florida, lawyer and Florida Supreme Court justice * Ossian Everett Mills (1856-1920), founder of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity * Ossian Ray (1835–1892), American politician * Ossian Cole Simonds (1855–1931), American landscape designer * Ossian Skiöld (1889-1961), Swedish hammer thrower * Ossian Sweet (1895–1960), African-American physician and one of the defendants in the Sweet Trials * Ossian Wuorenheimo (1845–1917), Finnish politician and member of the Senate of Finland 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ossian (given name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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