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{{Infobox given name|name=Oisín|image=|image_size=|caption=|pronunciation={{IPA|ga|əˈʃiːnʲ, ˈɔʃiːnʲ|lang}}|gender=Male|meaning="fawn", "little deer"|region=Ireland|language=Irish|origin=''os''|alternative spelling=Oisin|variant forms=Osheen, Ossian, Oisean, Osian}}

'''Oisín''' ({{IPA|ga|əˈʃiːnʲ, ˈɔʃiːnʲ|pron}}, <small>approximately</small> {{respell|USH|een}}) is an Irish male given name; meaning "fawn" or "little deer", derived from the Irish word {{lang|ga|os}} ("deer") + {{lang|ga|-ín}} (diminutive suffix). It is sometimes anglicized as '''Osheen''' ({{IPAc-en|ɒ|ˈ|ʃ|iː|n}} {{respell|OSH|een}}) or spelt without the [[acute accent]] (''fada''), as '''Oisin'''.

Variants in other languages include {{langx|gd|Oisean}} ({{IPA|gd|ˈɔʃan|pron}}), {{langx|cy|[[Osian (name)|Osian]]}} and English: ''[[Ossian (given name)|Ossian]]''.

==People with the name==
*[[Oisín]], legendary Irish poet
*[[Oisin Fagan|Oisín Fagan]] (born 1973), Irish professional boxer
*[[Oisín Gallen]], Irish Gaelic footballer
*[[Oisín Gough]] (born 1989), Irish hurler
*[[Oisín Kelly]] (1915–1981), Irish sculptor
*[[Oisín Kelly (hurler)|Oisín Kelly]] (born 1997), Irish hurler
*[[Oisín Mac Diarmada]] (born 1978), Irish fiddler
*[[Oisín McConville]] (born 1975), Irish Gaelic footballer
*[[Oisin McEntee]] (born 2001), Irish footballer
*[[Oisín McGann]] (born 1973), Irish writer and illustrator
*[[Oisín Mullin]] (born 2000), Irish footballer
*[[Oisin Murphy]] (born 1995), Irish jockey
*[[Oisín Quinn]] (born 1969), Irish politician
*[[Oisín Stack]], Irish actor

==See also==
*[[List of Irish-language given names]]

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[[Category:Irish-language masculine given names]]
[[Category:Masculine given names]]
[[Category:Ancient Ireland]]
[[Category:Old Irish]]
[[Category:Fenian Cycle]]