At a Glance
- Meaning
- God's power / divine power
- Origin
- Old English/Germanic (Danish, borrowed via English Oswald)
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- OSS-vald
Osvald is an Old English/Germanic (Danish, borrowed via English Oswald) boy's name meaning “god's power / divine power”. It appears in our list of 200+ Classic Danish Boy Names That Are Seriously Scandi.
Meaning & Origin of Osvald
Meaning: God's power / divine power.
Origin: Old English/Germanic (Danish, borrowed via English Oswald).
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Osvald
OSS-valdIPA /ˈɒsvæld/
Popularity of Osvald
Osvald doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Osvald
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