The boy’s name Oswald (pronounced OZ-wald), is of Old German origin, and it’s meaning is “God’s power”. It may also derive from a different Germanic phrase, meaning “man from the south woods”. Variants are Ossie, Osvald, Osvaldo, Oswaldo, Oswell, Oswin, Ozzie, Ozzy and Waldo (http://www.babynamewizard.com/namipedia/boy/oswald)
Lola said,
May 16, 2009 @ 1:25 am
Oswald’s funky, no doubt but he reminds a lot of folks of The guy who shot Kennedy. Me, I think of a big Blue Octopus voiced by Fred Savage: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293734/
It’s an adorable show but too blue for me. And I really dig Ozzie/Ozzy/Oz. Hence Cosmo and Oscar ending up on my lists.
babynamelover said,
May 16, 2009 @ 2:27 am
I’m not familiar with either of those. I still like Oswald