69%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Old Norse [1] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From the Old Norse elements áss "god" and valdr "ruler" (a cognate of Oswald). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsáss + valdrOther Languages & CulturesOsweald(Anglo-Saxon) Osvald(Danish) Oswald, Ossie, Oz, Ozzie, Ozzy(English) Oswald(German) Ansoald(Germanic) Osvaldo, Ansaldo(Italian) Osvald(Norwegian) Ansuwaldaz(Old Germanic) Osvaldo, Oswaldo(Portuguese) Ožbalt, Ožbej(Slovene) Osvaldo, Oswaldo(Spanish) Osvald(Swedish) Categories leadership, theophoric names Sources & References Viking Answer Lady Webpage, available from https://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ONNames.shtml.
