Entry № 5098 · Hebrew origin

Osnat Osnat — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ohs-NAHT /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
"Belonging to Neith / consecrated (Hebrew + Asenath wife of Joseph)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Hebrew)

A name that means "belonging to neith / consecrated (hebrew + asenath wife of joseph)".

Osnat is from the Hebrew אָסְנַת (ʾOsnaṯbelonging to Neith, dedicated to Neith) — foundational Hebrew rendition of Egyptian Iset-Net (Isis-Neith). A modern American baby name in the broader Hebrew-biblical heritage aesthetic. Osnat is one of the foundational Hebrew feminine names — central to traditional Jewish heritage. The foundational name connects to foundational Asenath / Osnat — foundational central figure in foundational Genesis 41:45 + foundational Egyptian wife of foundational Joseph (foundational central patriarch + foundational vizier of Pharaoh + foundational Joseph and the Coat of Many Colors) + foundational daughter of foundational Potipherah foundational priest of On (Heliopolis) + foundational mother of foundational Ephraim + Manasseh (foundational two of Twelve Tribes of Israel) + foundational central to foundational Joseph cycle Genesis 37-50 + foundational pseudepigraphal Joseph and Aseneth (1st-century CE Greek romance) + foundational Coptic + Syriac + Ethiopian Christian heritage. Foundational subject of foundational pan-Hebrew patriarchal-narrative heritage. Foundational Hebrew feminine name reflecting biblical Egyptian-Hebrew heritage.

Featured throughout Hebrew heritage.

Belonging to Neith (Hebrew). Foundational Hebrew-biblical feminine + foundational Hebrew rendition of Egyptian Iset-Net Isis-Neith + foundational Asenath / Osnat + foundational central figure in Genesis 41:45 + foundational Egyptian wife of Joseph + foundational central patriarch + foundational vizier of Pharaoh + foundational Joseph and the Coat of Many Colors + foundational daughter of Potipherah foundational priest of On Heliopolis + foundational mother of Ephraim + Manasseh + foundational two of Twelve Tribes of Israel + foundational Joseph cycle Genesis 37-50 + foundational pseudepigraphal Joseph and Aseneth 1st-century CE Greek romance + foundational Coptic + Syriac + Ethiopian Christian heritage.

The name in its native script.

אָסְנַת
Transliteration
ʾOsnaṯ
Pronunciation
/ ɒsˈnɑːt /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Osnat stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Osnat · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Osnats before her.

Real people

In fiction
Asenath / Osnat
Egyptian wife of Joseph + mother of Ephraim + Manasseh + Genesis 41:45.
Tanakh

Names connected to Osnat.

The number behind Osnat.

8

The Authority

Osnat reduces to eight.

Why families chose this name.

"Hebrew Neith. Five letters. Osnat."
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