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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish personal names).
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OSLA. Sh. female name from O.N. Áslaug, later taken to represent Ursula (Sh. 1817 Gentleman's Mag. (1836) II. 592, 1898 J. Burgess Tang xii., 1951 A. T, Cluness Shetland Isles 269). [′ozlə]
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"Osla ". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00089398>
