Oswald

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Meaning
"God's power" or "ruler of the divine"
Pronunciation
AHZ-wahld (German), AHZ-wuld (English)
AHZ-wawld(English)
AWS-valt(German)
Popularity
In the United States, Oswald was moderately popular in the early 1900s, but has since declined in popularity. In Europe, the name is still relatively popular in German-speaking countries.

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Cartoon of Oswald

Oswald Name meanings & History

"God's power" or "ruler of the divine". Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and weald "powerful, mighty". Saint Oswald was a king of Northumbria who introduced Christianity to northeast England in the 7th century before being killed in battle. There was also an Old Norse cognate Ásvaldr in use in England, being borne by the 10th-century Saint Oswald of Worcester, who was of Danish ancestry. Though the name had died out by the end of the Middle Ages, it was revived in the 19th century. The name Oswald is typically used as a boy's name.

Zodiac Sign of Oswald: Obstinate Cancer,Obsessive Scorpio

Synonyms of Oswald:

O: Organized,Obsessive,Obstinate,Ostentatious,Obsolete

S: Success,Solidity,Sex,Social Standing,Status,Sensuality,Security

W: Wonderment,Wishful,Willful,Wild,Wonderful

A: Angry,Argumentative,Ambitious,Aggressive,Assertive,Action

L: Languid,Legal,Luscious,Lovely,Lazy,Liaison,Lover

D: Daddy,Domestic,Determined,Doting,Demanding,Dutiful

Oswald is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Oswald Boelcke (German fighter pilot), Oswald Chambers (Scottish minister and writer), Oswald Mosley (British politician and fascist leader)

2.) Oswald (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) divine power

Other Forms: Oswalde, Oswold, Oswuld, Oszie, Oz


3.) OSWALD (Male)

Usage: German

Meanings: A borrowing from the English, Oswald is derived from the Old English Osweald, a compound name composed of the elements os (a god) and weald (power): hence, “divine power.” Var: Osvald, Oswaldo. (OS-VAHLD)


4.) Oswald (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: (English) God’s power; God’s crest. See also Waldo.

Other Forms: Oswal, Oswall, Oswel, Osweld, Oswell, Oswald


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