Osmund

Osmund (Latin Osmundus) is a Germanic name composed of the word Os meaning "god" and mund meaning "protection."

Osmund or Osmond may refer to:

Pre-modern era

 * Ordered chronologically


 * Osmund of Sussex (fl. 760–772), a king of Sussex
 * Osmund (bishop of London), (died c. 808)
 * Osmond Drengot (c. 985–1018), Norman adventurer who fought with and against the Byzantines
 * Osmund (missionary bishop) (fl. 11th century), first Swedish bishop
 * Saint Osmund (died 1099), Norman count, bishop of Salisbury and Catholic and Anglican saint

Modern era

 * Ordered alphabetically


 * Osmond Ardagh (1900–1954), English cricketer
 * Osmond Barnes (1834–1930), British colonel in the Indian Army
 * Osmond Borradaile (1898–1999), Canadian cameraman and cinematographer
 * Osmond Brock (1869–1947), British Royal Navy admiral of the fleet and commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean Fleet
 * Osmund de Silva (1901–1980), Inspector-General of Sri Lanka Police from 1955 to 1959
 * Sir Osmond Esmonde, 12th Baronet (1896–1936), Irish politician
 * Osmond Ezinwa (born 1971), Nigerian sprinter
 * Osmond Fisher (1817–1914), English geologist and geophysicist
 * Osmond Ingram (1887–1917), United States Navy sailor and posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor
 * Osmond Kendall, developer in 1953 of the Composer-Tron for the Canadian Marconi Company
 * Osmund Jayaratne (1924–2006), Sri Lankan politician and academic
 * Sir Osmond Williams, 1st Baronet (1849–1927), Welsh politician
 * Osmond Wright fl. 1994–present), Jamaican-born and London-based singer, songwriter, and producer, stage name Mozez