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Oswald en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɒzwəld/

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (historical) A male given name from Old English. ▸ Oswald of Northumbria, 7th century Northumbrian King and Saint.
  2. (historical) A male given name from Old English. ▸ Oswald of Worcester, 10th century Archbishop of York and English Saint.
  3. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  4. A place name: ▸ A suburb in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia.
  5. A place name: ▸ A ghost town in Atchison County, Missouri, United States.
  6. A place name: ▸ An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.

Relateds

Oswin · Osborne · Osmund

Translations (18)

pt Osvaldo (male given name) · lv Osvalds (male given name) · ka ოსვალდი (male given name) · es Oswaldo (male given name) · cmn 奧斯瓦爾德 /奥斯瓦尔德 (male given name) · hu Osvát (male given name) · eo Osvaldo (male given name) · fur Svuald (male given name) · pl Oswald (male given name) · sv Osvald (male given name) · el Όσβαλντ (male given name) · ru Освальд (male given name) · sq Osváld-i (male given name) · fo Ásvaldur (male given name) · da Osvald (male given name) · fr Oswald (male given name) · it Osvaldo (male given name) · bar Ouswoid (male given name)