Osip as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Osip

What is the meaning of the name Osip ?

The baby name Osip is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Russian: [ɐˈsʲip] (ah-SEEP); English approximation: /oʊˈsiːp/ (oh-SEEP).

Osip is Hebrew in Origin.

Osip is a Russian given name, an archaic vernacular form of Iosif, the Slavic rendering of Joseph. Ultimately from Hebrew Yosef (yāsaf, “to add”), it carries the meaning “God will add/increase,” traditionally interpreted as the hope for an additional child. The form Osip appears in early modern Russian records and folk speech, while Church Slavic and formal documents preferred Iosif.

Usage was widespread across the Russian Empire but waned in the 20th century as standard Iosif prevailed; Osip now reads as old-fashioned or literary. Close relatives include Ukrainian Yosyp and the archaic Ukrainian Osyp, Polish Józef, English Joseph, German Josef, Italian Giuseppe, Spanish José, and Hebrew Yosef. The transliteration Ossip also appears in émigré contexts. Diminutives in Russian include Osya and Oska. Notable bearers include the poet Osip Mandelstam and the critic Osip Brik, which keeps the name recognizable despite its rarity today.

⚙ Osip is a rare name. Across 9 countries, we found 21 recorded uses of it.