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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