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Oswald

From Old English elements meaning "god" and "power, rule": together, something like "divine power".

Meaning and origin

Oswald was a name carried by early English nobility, most famously a seventh-century king of Northumbria who fought to bring Christianity back to the north of England before he fell in battle and was later honoured as a…

How to pronounce Oswald

English (US)AHZ-wuld /ˈɑːzwəld/

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