Oswald
/ˈɒzwəld/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A male given name from Old English.; Oswald of Northumbria, 7th century Northumbrian King and Saint. historical
- 2 A male given name from Old English.; Oswald of Worcester, 10th century Archbishop of York and English Saint. historical
- 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.
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- 6 A place name:; An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.
Example
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Etymology
Inherited from Old English Osweald, from ōs (“god, deity”) + weald (“power”). Cognate with German Answald, Faroese and Icelandic Ásvaldur, and Norwegian Nynorsk Åsvald.