I can't remember if I posted in the last thread, but explaining here might clear up some confusion about my choice of name for pirate month!
Ossochanter is a mish-mash of Latin and French/English. BUT, it actually has a threefold meaning because I like to be complicated.
1. Osso is Latin for bone, and Chanter is the French verb for "to sing". The -er in English denotes someone performing a specific verb. Therefore, Ossochanter can be taken to mean "Bonesinger". I enjoy singing, and I have a longstanding love affair with the phrase "singing in my bones". Chanter is also evocative of chanting, which is often associated with casting a spell; which leads me to...
2. Chanter is also present in"enchanter". Therefore, Ossochanter can also be taken to mean "Bone Enchanter". My Iwaku personas include Ozryel (angel of Death), a necromancer, and an undead girl with bone-shaping powers. I've always been drawn to necromantic characters; one of my oldest and dearest characters is a necromancer (and at times has literally been the child of Death). I'm a morbid person who enjoys death and horror movies and stuff. :3 I actually really like the idea of body horror and of shapeshifting, too. Again, shows up in a lot of my characters. Speaking of characters...
3. Ossochanter was actually not made up as my username, but as the name of a custom instrument/weapon I made for my D&D Dirgesinger (a type of bard prestige class) many years ago. It was a sort of combination of a flute and a didgeridoo made entirely out of bone, that doubled as a staff/walking stick. It actually ended up associated with another (non-tabletop) character and the original bard turned into a non-tabletop demon hunter, but I was so fond of the name that I eventually changed my old online handle over to Ossochanter.
Did I mention I also have interests in language, music, and anatomy/physiology?
Ossochanter has been shortened to many things over the years, my favorite of which is Ozzie/Oz. Funnily enough, I happen to have a character named Oz (Ozymandius, in fact, and yes he is a wizard) from before I started being called Oz/Ozymandius myself- actually, he's one of my oldest characters again- and I think it's hilarious. And possibly kismet.
I also enjoy The Wizard of Oz, Frank Oz, Seth Green's werewolf character Oz from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Ozzy Osbourne. I get all the cool namesakes. :D