At a Glance: Name: Osprey – Meaning: 'bone-breaker' (Latin ossifraga), the old name for the fish-hawk; used today as a modern nature word-name rather than a traditional given name – Origin: Latin (word name, via Old French) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: OSS-pree
Osprey is a Latin (word name, via Old French) boy's name meaning “'bone-breaker' (Latin ossifraga), the old name for the fish-hawk; used today as a modern nature word-name rather than a traditional given name”. It appears in 4 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Osprey
Meaning: 'bone-breaker' (Latin ossifraga), the old name for the fish-hawk; used today as a modern nature word-name rather than a traditional given name.
Origin: Latin (word name, via Old French).
A common claim: often described as meaning 'bird of prey' or 'sea hawk' Actually: It doesn't literally mean 'bird of prey' — that's a historical mix-up with a similar-sounding Latin phrase; the actual root is ossifraga, 'bone-breaker.'
How to Pronounce Osprey
Phonetic: OSS-pree IPA: /ˈɒspri/
Popularity of Osprey
Osprey doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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