Osweald

Gender Masculine

Usage Anglo-Saxon [1][2]

Meaning & History

Old English form of Oswald.

Related Names

Rootsos + weald

Other Languages & CulturesOsvald(Danish) Oswald, Ossie, Oz, Ozzie, Ozzy(English) Oswald(German) Ansoald(Germanic) Osvaldo, Ansaldo(Italian) Osvald(Norwegian) Ansuwaldaz(Old Germanic) Ásvaldr(Old Norse) Osvaldo, Oswaldo(Portuguese) Ožbalt, Ožbej(Slovene) Osvaldo, Oswaldo(Spanish) Osvald(Swedish)

Categories

gods, leadership, power, theophoric names

Sources & References

Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, available from http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/index.jsp.
Searle, William George. Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum. Cambridge, 1897, page 378.

Entry added December 7, 2022