Answald

German

Etymology

From Old High German Answalt, from Proto-Germanic *Ansuwaldaz. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Ásvaldur, Norwegian Åsvald, English Oswald, Italian Ansaldo, and Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese Osvaldo.

Proper noun

Answald

  1. a male given name inherited from Old High German Answalt [in turn from Proto-Germanic *Ansuwaldaz], equivalent to English Oswald
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