Oswald
\ɔs.vald\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name, first recorded around 1140.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| First recorded | about 1140 |
| Pronunciation | \ɔs.vald\ |
Origin and meaning
Inherited from Old English Ōsweald, from ōs (“god, deity”) + weald (“power”). Cognate with German Answald, Faroese and Icelandic Ásvaldur, and Norwegian Nynorsk Åsvald.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- East Frisia
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Wikimedia Commons (France (Île-de-France)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).