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in reply to a message by layne
Where did you find this name? I can only find eight different instances in the US Census of persons listed as Ossiah, and it turns out on further investigation that at least one of those was really a mistake for Ossian.
It's a very, very rare name and without further information it looks to me like the best guess is that it's either a mistake or deliberate alteration of Biblical names like Uzziah and Isaiah.
It's a very, very rare name and without further information it looks to me like the best guess is that it's either a mistake or deliberate alteration of Biblical names like Uzziah and Isaiah.
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Thanks for the information. Lol actually my first 2 children are named marissa and nadia and to stay in alphabetical order my husband suggested the name origionally joking because my cousin recently named her son Messiah. I hadn't heard it before and I liked the sound of the name...so that was how that name came about for us
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Actually...
I have actually heard this used as a name -- a former teacher's son -- and apparently it was a name that had been in use for quite some time in his wife's family. The teacher was a bit eccentric, and I greatly enjoyed his class.
I have actually heard this used as a name -- a former teacher's son -- and apparently it was a name that had been in use for quite some time in his wife's family. The teacher was a bit eccentric, and I greatly enjoyed his class.
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Thankyou very much for your suggestions and time. You have been very helpful
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