Oswald.
A male given name from Old English.
Meaning & usage
A male given name from Old English. Oswald of Northumbria, 7th century Northumbrian King and Saint.
A male given name from Old English. Oswald of Worcester, 10th century Archbishop of York and English Saint.
A surname originating as a patronymic.
A place name: A suburb in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia.
A place name: A ghost town in Atchison County, Missouri, United States.
A place name: An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ems- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₂émsus Proto-Germanic *ansuz Proto-Germanic *waldą Proto-Germanic *Ansuwaldaz Proto-West Germanic *Ansuwald Old English Ōsweald English Oswald Inherited from Old English Ōsweald, from ōs (“god, deity”) + weald (“power”). Cognate with German Answald, Faroese and Icelandic Ásvaldur, and Norwegian Nynorsk Åsvald.
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