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I'd say Oisin as OH-sheen and Ossian like I would the word "ocean". I like Luca Oisin, not a fan of Luca Ossian.

Ossian is on my list of top boy's names! I pronounce it OSH-i-en, and I prefer it to Oisin because I don't really like Oisin's visual appearance ("oi" has never looked attractive to me).

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Personally, I don't think Luca and Ossian mesh very well together.

This message was edited 6/2/2011, 3:58 PM

I like Oisin quite a bit. It's very Irish but common enough for people to know how to pronounce it (at least I'd like to think so). I know that it's pronounced like osh-een but I have a tendency to say it like oysh-een sometimes.
Ossian is a completely different name in my mind (I know it isn't) because it's trendy here right now and pretty common among younger children. Ossian is pronounced like oss-ee-an here.
I think Luca Ossian (prefer the look of this combo) flows well. It's a nice name.

I love Oisín - it used to be my favourite name but it has gotten a little common here. Still I think it's awesome. I would use the accent because I live in Ireland.

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I say Ush-een for Oisín and Osh-i-en for Ossian.

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I am sure about either of them as a middle name for Luca though.

I love Oisin, it's been a favorite for a long time. Not quite as much of a favorite as it used to be, but I still have a place for it in my name heart. :) I pronounce it OSH-een... or maybe I tend to emphasize the een more. If I were to use it, I'd spell it Oisín. It's not a big deal for forms to not be able to use the accent, but I'm just a stickler for the proper spelling of things. Ossian I'd pronounce OSH-en, and it's okay, but doesn't seem interchangeable to me.

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I think Luca Ossian looks and sounds better than Luca Oisin. Luca and Oisin don't really click together for me.

This message was edited 6/2/2011, 10:29 AM