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Help[Facts] Osithe
This was my great-great-great grandmothers name. On her birth record it was spelled Osite, and on her death record is was spelled Ozide, so we've never been exactly sure of how it was originally said.
We never knew the meaning and had always thought it was a Native American name because she was part French-Canadian and part Native American. However a year or two ago we discovered it was the name of a saint.
Osyth, who was martyred nun, she was the daughter of a cheiftain in England around the year 700. In later life she joined a convent, and established a monastery in Essex. She was killed by Danish invaders by beheading. Her feast day is October 7th.
I wonder how my French-Canadian ancestors came to learn about this seemingly little known saint of English origin?
I was also wondering just how common is this name, and has anyone every heard of it before? How is it pronounced?
We never knew the meaning and had always thought it was a Native American name because she was part French-Canadian and part Native American. However a year or two ago we discovered it was the name of a saint.
Osyth, who was martyred nun, she was the daughter of a cheiftain in England around the year 700. In later life she joined a convent, and established a monastery in Essex. She was killed by Danish invaders by beheading. Her feast day is October 7th.
I wonder how my French-Canadian ancestors came to learn about this seemingly little known saint of English origin?
I was also wondering just how common is this name, and has anyone every heard of it before? How is it pronounced?
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