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[ syll. o-swi(n), os-w-in ] The boy name Oswin is pronounced AASWIHN †. Oswin's origin is Old English, and its use, English and German. Two-element name derived from os 'god, deity' ; wine 'friend'. An older form of the name is Oswine (Old English). The name was borne by Oswine of Deira (-651), a king of Northumbria who was venerated as a saint after his death. Oswin is not widely used as a baby name for boys. It is not in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Oswin include the Irish Osheen, the English, Arabic, and Turkish Osman, the Polish Osmen, the English and Irish Ossian, the English Ossin, the English Osten, the Arabic and Urdu Abdul Hakim, the German Achim, the name Acon, the Albanian Agon, the English and Nigerian Ahkeen, the Indian Ahsan, the name Aigen, the Ga and Ochi Akan, the English Akeem, the English, Russian, and Scandinavian Akim, the English and Nigerian Akin, the Indian Akshan, the name Akym, and the Indian Aseem.
† approx pronunciation for Oswin: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
