Osorno

See also: osorno

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Osorno, possibly related to Basque osoren (“complete”).

Proper noun

Osorno (countable and uncountable, plural Osornos)

1. A surname from Spanish.
2. A city and commune, the capital of Osorno province, Chile.
3. A province in Los Lagos region, Chile.
4. A volcano situated between Osorno province and Llanquihue province, Chile, named after the city.
5. A former department of Chile.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Osorno is the 28176^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 849 individuals. Osorno is most common among Hispanic/Latino (91.28%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Osorno”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈsoɾno/ [oˈsoɾ.no]
• Rhymes: -oɾno
• Syllabification: O‧sor‧no

Proper noun

Osorno ?

1. A province of Chile
2. (historical) A department of Chile
3. (historical) A province of Chile (first-level division) until 1976.

Derived terms

• osornino