Osvald: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Osvald – 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

Phonetic: OSS-vald   IPA: /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.

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