Message: "Oisin" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Oisin

by Caralena Estelle (GiovannaDevorah)

9/8/2010, 10:26 AM

So, I love Oisin and my husband adores it now too. One day (hopefully sooner than later) we are hoping to have more little ones and Oisin is a definite for a boy. There is one problem: my husband doesn't like the traditional spelling. He feels he will never remember it and that it will be hard to explain to people how to pronounce in the US.
I have posted before about what version of this name to use and yet, to no avail, I cannot convince him that Oisin is best.

IF YOU MUST change Oisin to something more phoenetic, what would you choose as a spelling? Osheen, Ossian or something else? Please help me figure out the best plan of action for this name that I love and spelling my husband hates.

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- Anneza

9/8/2010, 11:42 PM

Ossian has the merit of actually existing! Osheen could be a brand name for furniture polish.

- Speranza +2

9/8/2010, 4:15 PM

I love Oisín. I would go for Ossian rather than Osheen. Osheen makes me cringe a bit probably because I speak Irish and it makes me think of furniture polish (Mr Sheen). I say it Ush-een by the way.

- Caralena Estelle (GiovannaDevorah)

9/9/2010, 8:51 PM

Thank you for your input!

- Caralena Estelle (GiovannaDevorah)

9/9/2010, 8:50 PM

There is a MR SHEEN furniture polish? YIKES. That would turn me off too!

- Sofia

9/8/2010, 3:39 PM

While I like Oisin best, I can understand your problem (having it myself with foreign names in Croatian) and would use Osheen to make it easier on everyone.

- Llewella (penguiny7)

9/8/2010, 3:09 PM

I love love love Oisin! I think Ossian looks the best and shouldn't have too many pronunciation issues in the US.

- Norah Namenerd +1

9/8/2010, 2:20 PM

Ossian

that's the most "correct" anglicization. I like the way Ossian looks, too. It isn't pronounced like Oisín, though-- if you want the original Irish pronunciation, I guess I'd go with Osheen. Maybe Oshin and split the difference?

- Caralena Estelle (GiovannaDevorah)

9/8/2010, 2:32 PM

I agree that Ossian looks nicest, but Osheen is the pronunciation I'm going for... Do you think Oshin looks like a bad spelling of "ocean"?

- Malk +2

9/8/2010, 1:15 PM

Ossian is the spelling I usually see, rather than Oisin, so I'd use that.

- Caralena Estelle (GiovannaDevorah) +1

9/8/2010, 1:23 PM

Do you pronounce Ossian Oh-sheen? or OH-see-an?

- Malk

9/9/2010, 12:19 AM

my gut says oh-see-an but I know it should be oh-sheen

- mariej2 +1

9/8/2010, 10:49 AM

Osheen is okay. Oisin Patrick or Padraig.

- Caralena Estelle (GiovannaDevorah)

9/8/2010, 2:32 PM

Thank you!

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