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Around the world, Osso (Osu , Oso , House ) is a common gender-neutral given name. The forename Osso is characteristic of Macao, where it is quite a common female name, Nigeria, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Hong Kong. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Egypt. More prevalently, Osso is the last name as well as the forename.
Osso is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: House of Change , the fictional place from Michael Ende's The Neverending Story; House , the fictional human, Police Academy and House Hippo , the fictional animal in Canadian TV PSA.