Name: Oswald
Gender: Male
Usage: Oswald, of anglo-saxon origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Oswald are in general originating from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Oswald is: Power of god, God of the forest.
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Numerology of the first name Oswald: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 2. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: cooperative, sensitive, adaptive, passive, diplomatic, peaceful, warm.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Diplomatic, Sensitive
Ruling planet: Moon
Colors: Green, Cream
Gemstones: Pearl, Jade, Moonstone
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The name Oswald is ranked on the 8,087th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 33200 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Oswald has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
Oswald is an Anglo-Saxon name meaning "divine ruler", from "os" (god) and "weald" (rule). Oswald of Northumbria (604–642) was Bretwalda of the English and is venerated as saint. Also, Oswald is a popular given name of many Europeans.
English: 19th-century revival of an Old English personal name composed of the elements ōs god + weald rule. This was the name of two English saints. The first was a 7th-century king of Northumbria, who was killed in battle in 641. He was a Christian, a convert of St Aidan's, and his opponent, Penda, was a heathen, so his death was counted as a martyrdom by the Christian Church. The second St Oswald was a 10th-century bishop of Worcester and archbishop of York, of Danish parentage, who effected reforms in the English Church. The name more or less died out after the Middle Ages, but underwent a modest revival in the 19th century as part of the vogue for pre-Conquest English names.
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