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Name Oswald

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From Old High German words for Ass and rule

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About the name Oswald in particular

Gender:	male
Languages of use:	German, French, English
Diminutives:	Ozzy
Popularity:	no rank in any popularity list in this database
Similarly written:	Oswaldo, Ewald, Osbaldo, Osvaldo, Torwald Details

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About Oswald, the group of names with the same origin as Oswald

Language of origin:	Old High German
Info about origin:	old Germanic two-element name
	known from Saint Oswald, king of North Umbria (7th century AD)
Words:	ans = the Ass (a Germanic/Norse god (pl. Aesir)) Old High German
	waltan = to rule Old High German
Topics:	Germanic mythology, Two-element name
Variants' top ranks:	88:Osvaldo Mexico 2011, 549:Oswaldo USA 2006, 552:Ozzy USA 2023, 975:Osbaldo USA 2002
Old/original forms:	Answald Old High German
Name variants:	Osbaldo, Osvaldo, Oswald, Oswaldo, Ozzy Sortable list Details