Osian (name)
Osian (, ) is a Welsh masculine given name, derived from the Irish legendary poet and warrior . The name is derived from the Irish for ''little deer''. Osian was the 22nd most popular name for baby boys in Wales in 2017. Osian may refer to: * Osian Ellis Osian or Osiyan may refer to: * Osian art fund, an arts fund started in Mumbai (2010). * Osian, Jodhpur, a city in Rajasthan, India *Osiyan, Unnao, a village in Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India *Osian (name), a name common in Wales, derived fro ... (1928–2021), Welsh harpist * Osian Roberts, Welsh footballer and football coach References {{Given-name-stub Welsh masculine given names ...
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Welsh Language
Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales, by some in England, and in Y Wladfa (the Welsh colony in Chubut Province, Argentina). Historically, it has also been known in English as "British", "Cambrian", "Cambric" and "Cymric". The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 gave the Welsh language official status in Wales. Both the Welsh and English languages are ''de jure'' official languages of the Welsh Parliament, the Senedd. According to the 2021 census, the Welsh-speaking population of Wales aged three or older was 17.8% (538,300 people) and nearly three quarters of the population in Wales said they had no Welsh language skills. Other estimates suggest that 29.7% (899,500) of people aged three or older in Wales could speak Welsh in June 2022. Almost half of all Welsh speakers consider themselves fluent Welsh speakers and 21 per cent are able to speak a fair amount of Welsh. The Welsh ...
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Oisín
Oisín ( ), Osian, Ossian ( ), or anglicized as Osheen ( ) was regarded in legend as the greatest poet of Ireland, a warrior of the Fianna in the Ossianic or Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. He is the demigod son of Fionn mac Cumhaill and of Sadhbh (daughter of Bodb Dearg), and is the narrator of much of the cycle and composition of the poems are attributed to him. Legends His name literally means "young deer" or fawn, and the story is told that his mother, Sadhbh, was turned into a deer by a druid, Fear Doirche (or Fer Doirich). A young hunter named Fionn caught Sadhbh, but did not kill her, and she returned to human form. Fionn gave up hunting and fighting to settle down with Sadhbh, and she was soon pregnant, but Fer Doirich turned her back into a deer and she returned to the wild. Seven years later Fionn found his child, naked, on Benbulbin. Other stories have Oisín meet Fionn for the first time as an adult and contend over a roasting pig before they recognise each ...
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Osian Ellis
Osian or Osiyan may refer to: * Osian art fund, an arts fund started in Mumbai (2010). * Osian, Jodhpur, a city in Rajasthan, India *Osiyan, Unnao, a village in Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India *Osian (name), a name common in Wales, derived from the Irish ''Oisín'' *OSIAN, an Open Source IPv6 Automation Network for wireless sensors * Ancient nomadic tribes: ** the Asii, also known as the Osians in Central Asia ** the Osi (ancient tribe) in Eastern Europe See also *Ossian (other) ''The Works of Ossian'' is an influential cycle of poems written by James Macpherson. Ossian may also refer to: Places * Ossian, Indiana, United States, a town * Ossian, Iowa, United States, a city * Ossian, New York, United States, a town * Lo ...

Osian Roberts
Osian Roberts is a Welsh football coach and former player who was most recently assistant manager at Crystal Palace. In 2014 he was described in the media as "the most influential man in Welsh football." Early life Roberts was born in Anglesey, and was brought up in Bodffordd on the island. Career Roberts was a central midfielder, and captained the Welsh Schools side. He played in North Wales for Bangor City, Bethesda Athletic and Llangefni Town, before moving to the United States at the age of 19 after receiving a scholarship to attend Furman University. At Furman, he was named Southern Conference player of the year in 1986 and 1988. He later played in the American Professional Soccer League for the New Mexico Chiles, where he was player-manager. After returning to Wales, he became Anglesey Football Development Officer in 1991. In June 2007 Roberts resigned as manager of Porthmadog to take up the position of Football Association of Wales technical director. He has also c ...
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