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Oswald
OZ-wuhld
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A masculine given name of Old English origin, borne by two English saints and used as a surname.
"Oswald of Northumbria was a seventh-century king and saint."
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Etymology
From Old English Ōsweald, from ōs ("god") + weald ("power").