Here you’ll find 16 Pronouns that start with O that begin with O, organized from “one” to “owt”. Many are common modern pronouns, while a few reflect dialectal or archaic English.

Pronouns that start with O are words that replace nouns and begin with the letter O. For example, “one” serves as both a numeral and an indefinite pronoun in standard English.

Below you’ll find the table with Type and Definition.

Type: This column shows the pronoun class (for example, personal, reflexive, relative), so you can identify each item’s grammatical role.

Definition: A concise one-sentence description of each pronoun’s meaning and common use, helping you choose the correct form.

After the table you’ll find brief usage notes and cross-references to related pronoun pages.

Pronouns that start with O

PronounTypeStatusMeaning
oneindefinitestandarda single person or any person
onesindefinite (plural)standardplural substitute for a previously named noun
one’spossessivestandardbelonging to one (generic)
oneselfreflexivestandardreflexive form of one
one anotherreciprocalstandardeach to the others in a group
one another’spossessivestandardbelonging to each other (reciprocal)
one’s ownpossessive phrasestandardbelonging to oneself personally
otherdemonstrative/indefinitestandarda different or additional person/thing
othersdemonstrative/indefinitestandardthe remaining or additional people/things
other’spossessivestandardbelonging to another (singular)
others’possessivestandardbelonging to the others (plural)
ourspossessivestandardbelonging to us
ourselvesreflexivestandardreflexive form for we
ourselfreflexivedialectal – informalsingular reflexive for we or informal self-reference
ournpossessivedialectal – regionalours (dialectal contraction)
owtindefinitedialectal – Northern Englishanything (dialectal)

Descriptions

one
Generic indefinite pronoun used for people in general; formal register common in academic and neutral writing.
ones
Used to avoid repeating nouns: “the red ones.” Common and neutral in modern English.
one’s
Generic possessive used with the indefinite one: “one’s opinion.” Formal and widely attested.
oneself
Reflexive pronoun for the generic one; used when subject and object are the same person.
one another
Reciprocal pronoun phrase meaning ‘each other’ in groups; common in formal and informal registers.
one another’s
Possessive form of ‘one another’, used when indicating mutual possession among group members.
one’s own
Phrase emphasizing personal possession or characteristic; common in both spoken and written English.
other
Used pronominally to indicate another person/thing previously mentioned or implied.
others
Plural pronoun referring to other people or things not specifically named.
other’s
Singular possessive of other when used pronominally or before a noun: “the other’s idea.” Attested in standard usage.
others’
Plural possessive referring to belongings of the remaining people; used with plural antecedents.
ours
Strong possessive pronoun replacing ‘our + noun’: “The victory is ours.”
ourselves
Reflexive pronoun for ‘we’; used for emphasis or when subject and object are same group.
ourself
Dialectal or nonstandard singular reflexive used in some varieties and informal speech; less accepted in standard writing.
ourn
Dialectal contraction of ‘our’/’ours’ attested in regional English varieties; appears in dialect glosses and historical texts.
owt
Northern/Scots dialectal indefinite pronoun equivalent to ‘anything’, commonly found in dialect literature and corpora.
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