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Irish
Mythology
Oisín
UH-sheen
/ˈɒʃiːn/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
oisín
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Irish/Gaelic (Ireland); from Irish os (deer) + diminutive -ín; son of the warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill and the deer-goddess Sadhbh
- Meaning
- Little deer; fawn
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Oisín, Ossian (Scottish), Oiseen
Common mispronunciations
Saying oh-SIN or OY-sin; the 's' in Irish becomes 'sh' before 'í'
Pronunciation tips
'Ois' = 'uh-sh'; '-ín' = 'een'; so: UH-sheen; famous as the Fianna warrior-poet who visited Tír na nÓg
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