oswald
/ˈɒzwəld/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A male given name from Old English.
name
A male given name from Old English.
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A surname originating as a patronymic.
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A place name:
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A place name:
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A place name:
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ems- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₂émsus Proto-Germanic *ansuz Proto-Germanic *waldą Proto-Germanic *Ansuwaldaz Proto-West Germanic *Ansuwald Old English Ōsweald English Oswald Inherited from Old English Ōsweald, from ōs (“god, deity”) + weald (“power”). Cognate with German Answald, Faroese and Icelandic Ásvaldur, and Norwegian Nynorsk Åsvald.
Origin
- Source language: Old English
Word Breakdown
- Root: Ōsweald