Ozanne Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

About Ozanne

Also spelled Osanne, Ozanne is a French form of Hosanna, the exclamation given by those around Jesus when he first entered Jerusalem in the New Testament. It was notably born by Ozanne-Anne Achon, one of the first settlers in Nouvelle-France, the area colonized by the French in North America.

Ozanne for girls

Now more familiarly used a s a surname, it may also be associated with Jayne Ozanne, an evangelical Anglican who campaigns to safeguard LGBTQ+ people from abuse and religious discrimination; Michael Ozanne, a wheelchair rugby player; and with French linguist, Françoise Ozanne-Rivierre.

Ozanne is also the name of a river in France, making this a place name too.

Ozanne for boys

There's no shortage of quirky ways to get to hip nickname Oz -- Ozias, Osborne, Ozymandias -- but this one may appeal to parents looking for a full name with some religious significance. It was originally a name for Palm Sunday, which came from the Latin word for "hosanna."

The main drawback is the feminine-sounding ending. Some might compare it to "Joanne," and assume that it's a strange female version of some other Oz-name.

Pronounced oh-ZAN.