Oisín (, approximately ) is an Irish male given name; meaning "fawn" or "little deer", derived from the

Old Irish Old Irish, also called Old Gaelic ( sga, Goídelc, Ogham script: ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ; ga, Sean-Ghaeilge; gd, Seann-Ghàidhlig; gv, Shenn Yernish or ), is the oldest form of the Goidelic/Gaelic language for which there are extensive writt ...

word ("deer") + ''-ín'' (diminutive suffix). It is sometimes anglicized as Osheen ( ) or spelt without the diacritic (''fada''), as Oisin. Variants in other languages include gd, Oisean (), cy,

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and English: ''

Ossian Ossian (; Irish Gaelic/Scottish Gaelic: ''Oisean'') is the narrator and purported author of a cycle of epic poems published by the Scottish poet James Macpherson, originally as ''Fingal'' (1761) and ''Temora'' (1763), and later combined under t ...

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People with the name

* Oisín Fagan (born 1973), Irish professional boxer *

Oisín Gough Oisín Gough (born 4 April 1989) is an inter-county senior hurler with Dublin and Cuala. County hurling He plays at corner back with his county and club. He made his debut in the National Hurling League against Clare in 2009. He won a Leinster ...

(born 1989), Irish hurler *

Oisín Kelly Oisín Kelly (17 May 1915 – 12 October 1981) was an Irish sculptor. Life and career Oisín Kelly was born as Austin Kelly in Dublin, the son of William Kelly, principal of the James Street National School, and his wife, Elizabeth (née McL ...

(1915–1981), Irish sculptor *

(born 1997), Irish hurler *

Oisín Mac Diarmada Oisín Mac Diarmada (born 1978) is an Irish fiddler. Biography Oisín Mac Diarmada was born in 1978 in County Clare, and grew up in Crusheen. He started playing the fiddle from an early age, and began winning competitions at age eight. He als ...

(born 1978), Irish fiddler *

Oisín McConville Oisín McConville ( ga, Oisín Mac Conmhaoil; born 13 October 1975) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player. He has been manager of the Wicklow county team since 2022. McCoville played at senior level for the Armagh county team ...

(born 1975), Irish Gaelic footballer * Oisín McGann (born 1973), Irish writer and illustrator * Oisín Mullin (born 2000), Irish footballer *

Oisin Murphy Oisin Murphy (born 6 September 1995) is an Irish jockey based in the United Kingdom who competes in flat racing. He has won a British Classic and a number of Group 1 races. He was British Champion Jockey in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Early li ...

(born 1995), Irish jockey * Oisín Quinn (born 1969), Irish politician * Oisín Stack, Irish actor

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