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Osorio

Osorio proper noun: a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

Proper noun

Osorio (plural Osorios)

  1. A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

Forms of Osorio

pluralOsorios

Origin of Osorio

Borrowed from Spanish Osorio, from Latin Osorius. According to the Dictionary of American Family Names, the Latin term may have originated from the metathesis of Orosius, itself perhaps derived from ὄρος (óros, “mountain”).

Phrases with Osorio

Questions about Osorio

What does Osorio mean?
Osorio means a surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].
What part of speech is Osorio?
Osorio is a proper noun.

Words near Osorio in the dictionary

  1. Osona
  2. osone
  3. osones
  4. osophies
  5. osophy
  6. Osorio
  7. Osorios
  8. Osorno
  9. Osornos
  10. Osorto
  11. Osortos

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