# Oswald

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɒzwəld/ · frequency rank #16,551

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Old English.
2. A male given name from Old English.
3. A surname originating as a patronymic.
4. A place name:
5. A place name:
6. A place name:

## Etymology
Inherited from Old English Osweald, from ōs (“god, deity”) + weald (“power”). Cognate with German Answald, Faroese and Icelandic Ásvaldur, and Norwegian Nynorsk Åsvald.

## Easily confused with
- **onward** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/onward-vs-oswald)

## Common misspellings (9)
`osawld`, `osswald`, `oswadl`, `oswaldd`, `oswalld`, `oswlad`, `oswwald`, `owsald`, `sowald`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/oswald