What does Oswald mean?
How do we pronounce Oswald?
Oswald \o-swal(d), os-wa-ld\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.
The baby boy name Oswald is pronounced as AAZWaoLD (English) 1.
1 Pronunciation for Oswald: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)"
What is the origin of Oswald?
Oswald is used predominantly in the English, French, and German languages, and its origin is Germanic. The name's meaning is divine power, rule of God. Two-element name derived from the elements 'ans' meaning God ; 'wald' meaning to rule. Answald (Germanic) is an old form of Oswald. The name has been used in England before the Norman Conquest. It was borne by two saints, Oswald of Northumbria (604-642), the first Anglo-Saxon king venerated as a saint, and Oswald of Worcester (-992), Archbishop of York. The name fell into disuse after the medieval period, and it later saw a moderate revival in the 19th century. The name what does the name Osvalda mean (German and Italian) is the female form of Oswald. Oswald has 19 variants that are used in both English and other languages.
Other versions used in English comprise name Ossie, what does the name Osvald mean, Osvalde name, nicknames for Oswal, Oswalde meaning and origin, meaning of Oswaldo (used in Italian and Spanish as well), Oswall meaning, Oswallt meaning, Oswalt meaning, nicknames for Osweald, nicknames for Osweld, name Oswell origin, and name Oswold origin. The diminutive forms name Oz origin, name Ozzie (used in German as well), what does the name Ozzy mean, and name Waldo (used in German as well) are other English variants. what does the name Osbaldo mean (Spanish) and Osvaldo meaning (Italian and Spanish) are foreign variants of Oswald.
List of baby names that is pronounced like Oswald:
Oswalt name popularity, name Osweald meaning, name Osweld meaning, meaning of Oswold, what does the name Aswald mean, name Oswalde, Oswaldo meaning (English, Italian, and Spanish), and Aswaldo meaning.
The baby name Oswald fun facts:
The name Oswald in reverse order is "Dlawso".
The numerological value of the name Oswald is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.
How popular is Oswald?
Oswald is not in the top boy names in USA.