Oisín

uh-SHEEN · little deer, fawn

Oisín is an Irish boy’s name, said uh-SHEEN, and it means little deer, fawn.

How to say Oisín

Oisín is said uh-SHEEN, written the way an English speaker would read it. Ulster, Connacht and Munster each put their own turn on a name, so you may hear it said a little differently depending on where you are.

What Oisín means

Oisín means little deer, fawn. Son of Fionn mac Cumhaill, who went to Tír na nÓg with Niamh.

Also written as

Oisín turns up in English with these spellings: Osheen, Ossian.

Names that mean something similar

• Damhnait: fawn, little deer
• Fiadh: wild, a deer

More Irish boys’ names

• Odhrán: little pale-green one
• Pádraig: Irish form of Patrick, “nobleman”

All Irish names, with meanings and pronunciations · Write Oisín in Ogham · Oisín in the old Gaelic script