Gods friend or divine friend
Derived from the Old English elements 'os', meaning god or divinity, and 'wine', meaning friend. It is a rare cognate of the more common name Oswald and shares the same roots as the German name Oswin.
Less common today
Osvin isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,707 in 2012.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
7th-century King of Deira and Christian saint
A character and alias used by Clara Oswald · Doctor Who
