Osbert

English
"divinely brilliant"

Osbert Origin and Meaning

The name Osbert is a boy's name of English origin meaning "divinely brilliant".

Some cutting-edge parents might revive Osbert as a substitute for Oscar. We like the "divinely brilliant" meaning. Cool or terminally nerdy? Your call.

Osbert Sitwell, born Francis Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell, was one of three notable English siblings--the others were Edith and Sacheverell Sitwell-- who devoted their lives to art and literature.

Famous People Named Osbert

  • Osbert SalvinEnglish naturalist
  • Francis Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell5th Baronet, English writer
  • Osbert LancasterEnglish cartoonist
  • Osbert Peake1st Viscount Ingleby, British minister of national insurance
  • Osbert Cecil Molyneux6th Earl of Sefton, British Master of the Horse
  • Osbert of Clare12th century prior of Westminster Abbey
  • Osbert Gadesden MackieEnglish rugby union player and priest
  • Osbert de Bayeux12th century English archdeacon
  • Osbert fitzHerveyAnglo,Norman royal judge