"Ozzy" meaning in All languages combined

See Ozzy on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈɒzi/ [UK], /ˈɔzi/ [US] Forms: Ozzys [plural], Ozzies [plural], Ozzie [alternative]
enPR: ŏ'-zi [UK], ô'-zi [US] Etymology: Clippings + -y Etymology templates: {{affix|en|-y|id1=diminutive}} -y Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s|ies}} Ozzy (plural Ozzys or Ozzies)
  1. A male given name.
    Sense id: en-Ozzy-en-name-yDfLNrGi Categories (other): English given names, English male given names, English diminutives of male given names Disambiguation of English diminutives of male given names: 47 51 2
  2. A male given name.
    A diminutive of the male given names Oswald or Oscar.
    Sense id: en-Ozzy-en-name-JyV-nqlH Categories (other): English diminutives of male given names, English given names, English male given names, English diminutives of male given names, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English diminutives of male given names: 47 51 2 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 54 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive): 21 62 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 54 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 58 30
  3. A nickname of someone with the surname Osbourne, Osgood.
    Sense id: en-Ozzy-en-name-cy-DcIC4 Categories (other): Nicknames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: Oz

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2025 July 22, “Was Ozzy Osbourne Jewish, or ‘half a heeb’?”, in The Jerusalem Post:",
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