Oswin - Meaning of Oswin

What does Oswin mean?

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[ syll. o-swi(n), os-w-in ] The baby boy name Oswin is pronounced AASWihN †. Oswin's origin is Old English, and its use, English and German. It is a two-element name derived from os meaning '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.

Derivatives of Oswin include the names Osvin, Oswen, Oswenn, Oswenne, Oswine, Oswinn, Oswinne, Oswyn, Oswynn, and Oswynne.

See also the related categories, king, death, god, english, northumbria, wine, and german.

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 Oswinn, Oswinne, Oswyn, O'Shane, Ochan, Ochein, Ochen, Ochin, Ochon, Ochun, Ochyn, Ogyn, Ohan, Oisín, Onin, Osheen, Osman, Osmarr, Osmen, and Ossin.

† approx pronunciation for Oswin: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"