Gender:
Origin:
English,
German
496 famous people named Oswald found on Wikipedia.
4013 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
2912-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
465-th in year 1886
Used in: Ancient-Germanic, Anglo-Saxon, English, German
Oswald is a masculine given name, from Anglo-Saxon Osweald, from os "god" and weald "rule". The Old High German cognate was Answald, the Old Norse form was Ásvaldr.
Oswald of Northumbria (604–642) was Bretwalda of the English and is venerated as saint. The name fell out of use in the later medieval period, although it appears to have been rarely given in reference to the saint even in the late 14th century as evidenced by the name of German poet and diplomat Oswald von Wolkenstein (1376/7–1445). The name was revived in the 19th century, but it was never frequently given. Its popularity in the United States peaked in 1886 at rank 451, and it fell below rank 1,000 in the mid-1930s. By contrast, the Hispanic form Osvaldo became popular in the United States by the 1970s, peaking at rank 410 in 2004.
Masc. proper name, from Old English Osweald "god-power, god-ruler," from Old English os "god" (only in personal names), from PIE *ansu- "spirit" (see Oscar) + Old English (ge)weald "power."
Divine power. Combine of os (god) and weald (rule).
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Lee Harvey Oswald | 1939 | Former marine who assassinated John F. Kennedy |
2 | Clara Oswald | Fictional character from Doctor Who | |
3 | Oswald Mosley | 1896 | British politician, founder of the British Union of Fascists inspired by Benito Mussolini Adolf Hitler |
4 | Oswald the Lucky Rabbit | Fictional character | |
5 | Oswald Spengler | 1880 | German historian and philosopher |
6 | Oswald Avery | 1877 | Canadian-born American physician and medical researcher |
7 | Oswald Chambers | 1874 | British missionary |
8 | Oswald Boelcke | 1891 | German First World War flying ace |
9 | Oswald of Northumbria | 0604 | King of Northumbria |
10 | Oswald Pohl | 1892 | Head of the SS Wirtschafts-Verwaltungshauptamt |
11 | Stephen S. Oswald | 1951 | American astronaut |
12 | Oswald Wiener | 1935 | Austrian writer |
13 | Oswald Veblen | 1880 | American mathematician |
14 | Oswald von Wolkenstein | 1377 | Poet composer and diplomat |
15 | Oswald Teichmüller | 1913 | German mathematiician |
16 | Oswald Morris | 1915 | Cinematographer |
17 | Oswald Metzger | 1954 | German politician |
18 | Alice Oswald | 1966 | British poet |
19 | Oswald of Worcester | 0925 | Bishop of Worcester; Archbishop of York |
20 | Oswald Sattler | 1957 | Italian singer |
21 | Oswald Garrison Villard | 1872 | American newspaper publisher |
22 | Oswald Mathias Ungers | 1926 | German architect |
23 | Bashful Brother Oswald | 1911 | American musician |
24 | Oswald Kaduk | 1906 | SS officer |
25 | Oswald Gracias | 1944 | Catholic cardinal |
26 | Moritz von Oswald | 1962 | German musician |
27 | Oswald J. Smith | 1889 | Canadian writer |
28 | Oswald de Andrade | 1890 | Brazilian poet, writer |
29 | Debra Oswald | 1959 | Australian writer |
30 | Kirsten Oswald | 1972 | Scottish politician |
31 | Oswald Achenbach | 1827 | German artist |
32 | Oswald Döpke | 1923 | German actor |
33 | Oswald Rayner | 1888 | M16 agent, journalist |
34 | Oswald Freisler | 1895 | German lawyer |
35 | Oswald West | 1873 | American politician |
36 | Oswald de Souza | ||
37 | Oswald Külpe | 1862 | German philosopher |
38 | Oswald Birley | 1880 | English portrait painter and royal portraitist in the early part of the 20th century |
39 | Oswald Rothaug | 1897 | German judge and Nazi war criminal |
40 | Oswald Jacoby | 1902 | American bridge player and writer, games writer, actuary and cryptanalyst |
41 | Oswald Oelz | 1943 | Austrian author and internist |
42 | Oswald Grübel | 1943 | German businessman |
43 | Richard Oswald | 1880 | Austrian film director |
44 | Oswald Henke | 1967 | German vocalist, author and artist |
45 | Gerd Oswald | 1919 | American film and television director |
46 | Oswald Schmiedeberg | 1838 | German pharmacist |
47 | Oswald Mbuyiseni Mtshali | 1940 | South African poet |
48 | Oswald Watt | 1878 | Aviator and businessman |
49 | Oswald Rufeisen | 1922 | Israeli Discalced Carmelite friar |
50 | Oswald von Nell-Breuning | 1890 | German theologian |
51 | Oswald Wirth | 1860 | Swiss occultist |
52 | Oswald Lutz | 1876 | German general |
53 | Julian Oswald | 1933 | Royal Navy admiral of the fleet |
54 | Oswald Pirow | 1890 | South African politician |
55 | Oswald Durand | 1840 | Haitian politician and poet |
56 | Oswald Stoll | 1866 | Australian theatre manager |
57 | Andrew Oswald | 1953 | British economist |
58 | Oswald Oberhuber | 1931 | Austrian painter |
59 | Philipp Oswald | 1986 | Austrian tennis player |
60 | Theresa Oswald | Canadian politician | |
61 | Oswald Wynd | 1913 | Scottish writer |
62 | Oswald Phipps, 4th Marquess of Normanby | 1912 | British peer |
63 | Oswald Szemerényi | 1913 | Hungarian linguist |
64 | Oswald Bruce Cooper | 1879 | American artist |
65 | Oswald Tanchot | 1973 | Footballer |
66 | Oswald Carver | 1887 | British rower |
67 | Georg Martin Oswald | 1963 | German lawyer |
68 | Oswald of East Anglia | 0900 | |
69 | Sven Oswald | 1975 | German voice actor, journalist and radio host |
70 | Oswald Tesimond | 1563 | British Jesuit priest involved in the Gunpowder Plot |
71 | Oswald Cheung | 1922 | Hong Kong politician |
72 | Oswald Egger | 1963 | Italian author |
73 | Oswald Ducrot | 1930 | French linguist |
74 | Oswald Tower | 1883 | American basketball player |
75 | Oswald Hanfling | 1927 | German philosopher |
76 | Marianne Oswald | 1901 | French singer actress |
77 | Rob Oswald | 1964 | American musician |
78 | Oswald von Richthofen | 1847 | German politician |
79 | Oswald Kabasta | 1896 | Austrian conductor |
80 | Oswald Pfeiffer | 1970 | German songwriter and record producer |
81 | Oswald LeWinter | 1931 | American writer |
82 | Oswald Haerdtl | 1899 | Austrian architect |
83 | Oswald Hope Robertson | 1886 | British blood bank pioneer |
84 | Oswald Croll | 1563 | German alchemist |
85 | Oswald Tschirtner | 1920 | Austrian artist |
86 | Oswald Versyp | 1939 | Belgian actor |
87 | Oswald Menghin | 1888 | Austrian prehistorian |
88 | Oswald Lewis | 1887 | British politician |
89 | Henrique Oswald | 1852 | Brazilian composer (1852–1931) |
90 | Oswald Thompson Allis | 1880 | American theologian |
91 | Oswald Bayer | 1939 | German theologian |
92 | Oswald Herbert Ernst | 1842 | Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1914 to 1917 |
93 | Oswald Berkhan | 1834 | German physician |
94 | Denis Oswald | 1947 | Swiss rower |
95 | Oswald Schwemmer | 1941 | German philosopher |
96 | John W. Oswald | 1917 | Third president of Penn State University |
97 | Oswald Short | 1883 | British aerospace engineer |
98 | Oswald Allen Harker | 1886 | Acting Director General of MI5 from 1940 to 1941. |
99 | Oswald Heer | 1809 | Swiss naturalist |
100 | Lucas Oswald | 1988 | American musician |
101 | Oswald D. Heck | 1902 | American politician |
102 | Oswald Gomis | 1932 | Catholic bishop |
103 | Oswald Hafenrichter | 1899 | American film editor |
104 | Oswald Barron | 1868 | British journalist and scholar |
105 | Oswald Neuberger | 1941 | German psychologist |
106 | Oswald Balzer | 1858 | Polish historian |
107 | Oswald Walters Brierly | 1817 | British artist |
108 | Oswald Petersen | 1903 | German painter |
109 | Oswald Maes | 1934 | Belgian actor |
110 | Oswald Ottendorfer | 1826 | Czech |
111 | Ian Oswald | 1929 | Sleep researcher |
112 | Rowland Winn, 4th Baron St Oswald | 1916 | British politician |
113 | Oswald Myconius | 1488 | Swiss theologian |
114 | Oswald Tilghman | 1841 | Americana rmy officer |
115 | Rowland Winn, 1st Baron St Oswald | 1820 | British Baron and politician |
116 | Oswald Austin Reid | 1893 | Recipient of the Victoria Cross |
117 | Oswald Eve | 1715 | American revolutionary |
118 | Oswald Poche | 1908 | |
119 | Oswald Skippings | 1953 | Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands |
120 | Oswald Frank | 1882 | Polish officer |
121 | Oswald Jonas | 1897 | Musicologist |
122 | Oswald Van Ooteghem | 1924 | Belgian politician |
123 | Oswald Bumke | 1877 | German psychiatrist |
124 | Oswald Hoffmann | 1913 | Lutheran clergyman |
125 | Oswald Bosko | Austrian Righteous Among the Nations | |
126 | Oswald Schäfer | 1908 | German jurist |
127 | Eugen Oswald | 1826 | German journalist |
128 | Carlos Oswald | 1882 | |
129 | Oswald Sickert | 1828 | German artist |
130 | Eleazer Oswald | 1755 | American journalist |
131 | Oswald Grill | 1878 | Austrian painter |
132 | Oswald Pfau | 1915 | German association football player |
133 | Raynor Arthur | 1905 | British Colonial Governor |
134 | Oswald Baker | 1915 | British priest |
135 | Oswald Rösler | 1887 | |
136 | Lance Oswald | 1937 | Australian rules footballer |
137 | Karlheinz Oswald | 1958 | German sculptor |
138 | Oswald Burger | 1949 | German teacher |
139 | Eduard Oswald | 1947 | German politician |
140 | Oswald Bruno Nazareth | Pakistani school teacher | |
141 | William D. Oswald | 1936 | Mormon leader |
142 | Oswald Andrae | 1926 | German writer (1926-1997) |
143 | Oswald d'Andréa | 1934 | French composer |
144 | Oswald Taylor Brown | 1916 | British doctor |
145 | Peter Oswald | 1953 | Austrian journalist |
146 | Oswald Mitchell | 1890 | British film director |
147 | Oswald Fuchs | 1933 | Austrian theatre director |
148 | Oswald Englebin | 1893 | Belgian politician |
149 | Oswald of Sussex | ||
150 | James Townsend Oswald | 1748 | British politician |
151 | Oswald H. Johnson | 1912 | |
152 | Werner Oswald | 1904 | Swiss chemist |
153 | Oswald Tippo | 1911 | |
154 | Oswald Lohse | 1845 | German astronomer |
155 | Oswald Harding | 1935 | Jamaican politician |
156 | Oswald Wutzke | 1936 | German politician |
157 | Oswald Kroh | 1887 | German educationist and psychologist |
158 | Oswald de Kerchove de Denterghem | 1844 | Belgian politician |
159 | Oswald Milne | 1881 | British architect |
160 | Oswald Bowden | 1912 | English footballer |
161 | Oswald John Frederick Crawfurd | 1834 | English journalist, man of letters, and diplomat |
162 | Oswald | ||
163 | Oswald Malura | 1906 | German painter |
164 | Marshall St John Oswald | ||
165 | Oswald Haselrieder | 1971 | Luger |
166 | Oswald Marr | 1947 | German politician |
167 | Oswald Zappelli | 1913 | Swiss fencer |
168 | Oswald Partington, 2nd Baron Doverdale | 1872 | British politician |
169 | Oswald Eduard Bieber | 1876 | German architect |
170 | Oswald A.W. Dilke | 1915 | British classical philologist |
171 | Gert Oswald | 1944 | German restorer |
172 | Oswald Cawley | 1882 | British politician |
173 | Oswald Krauss | 1914 | SS officer |
174 | Ferdinand Oswald | 1990 | German footballer |
175 | Karsten Oswald | 1975 | German footballer |
176 | Oswald Yorke | 1866 | American actor |
177 | Oswald Überegger | 1971 | Italian historian |
178 | Oswald Holmberg | 1882 | Gymnast |
179 | Oswald Baer | 1906 | Austrian painter |
180 | Oswald Wiersich | 1882 | |
181 | Rowland Winn, 2nd Baron St Oswald | 1857 | British politician |
182 | Oswald Smith Crocket | 1868 | Canadian politician |
183 | Oswald von Hoyningen-Huene | 1885 | German diplomat |
184 | Günter Oswald | 1969 | German ice hockey player |
185 | Oswald Couldrey | 1882 | British writer |
186 | Oswald Karch | 1917 | Racecar driver |
187 | Oswald Sallaberger | 1966 | Austrian conductor |
188 | Oswald Levett | 1884 | Austrian author |
189 | Oswald Thomas | 1882 | Austrian astronomer |
190 | Oswald Helmuth Göhring | 1889 | German chemist |
191 | Oswald Dreyer-Eimbcke | 1923 | German entrepreneur |
192 | Heinrich Oswald | 1917 | Swiss non-fiction writer (1917-2008) |
193 | Oswald Duda | 1869 | German entomologist |
194 | Oswald Astley Cheesman | 1913 | Musician, music teacher, conductor, composer |
195 | Joseph Oswald | 1851 | |
196 | Oswald Swartz | 1953 | Anglican bishop |
197 | Billy Oswald | Scottish footballer | |
198 | Oswald Sigg | 1944 | Swiss journalist |
199 | Oswald Lange | 1912 | German-American aerospace engineer |
200 | Oswald Völkel | 1873 | German painter |