God's power or divine ruler
Derived from the Old English name Oswald, it combines the elements 'os' meaning god and 'weald' meaning power or ruler. It is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian form of the name, famously associated with Saint Oswald of Northumbria.
About 130 boys were named Osvaldo in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
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