Osvald

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Male Name

Usage

Finnish
Norwegian
Danish
Swedish

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Origin and Meaning

Younger form of Osvaldr

Related Names

See Osvaldr

Grammar

- Danish
Nominative:	Osvald
Genitive:	Osvalds

- Finnish
Nominative:	Osvald
Genitive:	Osvaldin
Partitive:	Osvaldia

- Norwegian
Nominative:	Osvald
Genitive:	Osvalds

- Swedish
Nominative:	Osvald
Genitive:	Osvalds

Name Days

Norway

5 August

Finland (Swedish Language)

11 January

Sweden

3 October

Further Information

Earliest Documented Usage

• Sweden: 1574
• Denmark: 19th century

Strongest Period of Usage

• Sweden:
  • -1929
  • 1900-1919
• Denmark:
  • 1900-1919
• Norway:
  • 1900-1925

Predominant Regional Usage

• Norway:
  • Troms
  • Finnmark
• Denmark:
  • Bornholm
  • Lolland-Falster
• Sweden:
  • Sydsverige
  • Västsverige

Namesakes

• Denmark: Osvald Helmuth (14 July 1894 – 18 March 1966), Danish stage and film actor and revue singer

Trivia

• Sweden: In January 1973, 2683 people were named Osvald (percentage of first or only given name: 14 %)

Statistics

Name Count per Country (What's this?)

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Country	Commonness Commonness	Total		Female ♀		Male ♂
		as main name#	also middle name&	as main name#	also middle name&	as main name#	also middle name&
Finland		n.a.	2798	0	0	n.a.	2798
Sweden		68	666	0	0	68	666
Denmark		355	n.a.	0	n.a.	355	n.a.
Greenland		0	7	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Norway		248	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	248	n.a.
#: count of main first name only
&: count of both main and additional first names
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country.

 

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