Ozzie

Short for Oswald

Ozzie is a nickname or given name, typically short for Oswald, Osborne, or similar names beginning with Os-.

It projects a friendly, approachable quality: Everyone called him Ozzie.

The name gained cultural visibility through baseball Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith and the television show *The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet*.

Australian

kangaroo

Pouched Australian leaper

barbecue · surfing · emu · Vegemite · Uluru · cricket · dingo · eucalyptus · billabong · larrikin

nickname

diminutive

Very small, or nickname form

  • OswaldMale name, Germanic origin
  • OscarAcademy's golden award
  • monikerInformal designation for someone

Osborne · Ozzy · affectionate · informal · pet name · familiar · shortened · friendly

baseball

shortstop

Infield position, number six

Hall of Fame · acrobatic · fielding · St. Louis · manager · White Sox

Osbourne

Black Sabbath

Pioneering heavy metal act

reality TV · Crazy Train · bat · Birmingham · singer · frontman · Prince of Darkness · MTV · solo career · paranoid

Family

Oz

Familiarity
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Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G