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It appears as a Danish girls name but also as a Chinese boys name. In the US, it reached its height of popularity in 1904 mostly in the South.

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My husband's great grandmother's name was Osa May (sometimes spelled Oca) and she was born in Oregon in 1895.
I know a very sweet 13 year old girl named Osa. She was born in 1996

Nicknames for Osa: | Edit

Owie

Meanings and history of the name Osa: | Edit

Osa also appears in the African Bini language where it means "Godlike" (also spelled Ossa).

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Osa in song, story & screen: | Edit

Spaghetti Western String Company has a song called "Osa's" off of their Lull and Clatter album.