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Oswald (given name) Oswald () is a masculine given name, from Anglo-Saxon ''Osƿeald'', from '' os'' "god" and ''ƿeald'' "rule". The Old High German cognate was ''Answald'', the Old Norse form was ''Ásvaldr''.
Oswald of Northumbria (c. 604–641/2) was a king of No ...
, including a list of people with the name
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Oswald (surname) Oswald is a surname of Scottish, northern English, German and Swiss-German provenance.Dictionary of American Family Names, publ. Oxford University Press, 2013
Origin of name
The surname derives from the Anglo-Saxon personal name Oswald, in particul ...
, including a list of people with the name
Fictional characters
*Oswald the Reeve, who tells a tale in Geoffrey Chaucer's ''
The Canterbury Tales
''The Canterbury Tales'' ( enm, Tales of Caunterbury) is a collection of twenty-four stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387 and 1400. It is widely regarded as Chaucer's ''Masterpiece, ...
''
*Oswald, servant of Goneril in Shakespeare's play ''
King Lear
''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare.
It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane an ...
''
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Oswald Bastable
Oswald Bastable is a fictional character created by Michael Moorcock. He is the protagonist in ''The Warlord of the Air'', ''The Land Leviathan'', ''The Steel Tsar'', and appears in other stories too.
Origin in Nesbit's Oswald Bastable
E. Nesb ...
, in E. Nesbit's novel ''The Story of the Treasure Seekers'' and Michael Moorcock's unrelated novel ''The Warlord of the Air''
*Roald Dahl's title character in the novel ''
My Uncle Oswald
''My Uncle Oswald'' is a 1979 adult novel written by Roald Dahl.
The novel stars Uncle Oswald, a character who previously appeared in " The Visitor" and " Bitch", two short stories also written by Roald Dahl (and which can both be found in th ...
'', as well as two short stories
*
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (also known as Oswald the Rabbit or Oswald Rabbit) is a cartoon character created in 1927 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks for Universal Pictures. He starred in several animated short films released to theaters from 1927 to 19 ...
, a cartoon character from the 1920s and 1930s created by Walt Disney
*Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot, Batman villain better known as
the Penguin
The Penguin is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. The character made his first appearance in ''Detective Comics'' #58 (December 1941) and was created by Bob ...
*Oswald Baskerville, in the
Pandora Hearts
''Pandora Hearts'' (stylized as ''PandoraHearts'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jun Mochizuki. It was serialized in Square Enix's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Monthly GFantasy'' from May 2006 to March 2015, with its ...
manga
*
Oswald (comics)
The Brotherhood of Mutants, also known as the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and the Brotherhood, is a team of comic book mutant supervillains in Marvel Comics' universe who are devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. Their roster has varied ...
, a Marvel Comics mutant
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Clara Oswald
Clara Oswald is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. She was created by series producer Steven Moffat and portrayed by Jenna Coleman. Clara was introduced in the seventh series as a new travelli ...
, a character in the British science fiction TV series ''Doctor Who''
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Oswald Danes
Oswald Danes is a fictional character in the BBC television programme ''Torchwood'', a spin-off from the long-running series '' Doctor Who'' and is portrayed by American actor Bill Pullman. The character was promoted as one of five new main ch ...
, in the British science fiction TV series ''Torchwood: Miracle Day''
*Oswald "Otto" Rocket, on the American animated children's TV series ''
Rocket Power
''Rocket Power'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó, the creators of ''Rugrats''. The series aired on Nickelodeon from August 16, 1999 to July 30, 2004.
Premise
''Rocket Power'' revolves around t ...
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*Oswald, a blue octopus and main character in the Nick Jr. TV series ''
Oswald Oswald may refer to:
People
* Oswald (given name), including a list of people with the name
*Oswald (surname), including a list of people with the name
Fictional characters
*Oswald the Reeve, who tells a tale in Geoffrey Chaucer's ''The Canterbu ...
''
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Oswald (King of Fighters)
''The King of Fighters'' fighting game series, produced by SNK, includes a wide cast of characters, some of which are taken from other SNK games. The story takes place in a fictional universe in which an annual series of 3-on-3 or 4-on-4 fightin ...
, a video game character
*Oswald, from the video game ''
Odin Sphere
''Odin Sphere'' is an action role-playing game developed by Vanillaware for the PlayStation 2. It was published by Atlus (Japan and North America) in 2007, and by Square Enix (Europe) in 2008. A remake, titled ''Odin Sphere Leifthrasir'' (styl ...
''
*Oswald Mandus, the protagonist of the 2013 survival horror video game ''
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs''
Places
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Oswald, New South Wales
Oswald is a suburb of the City of Maitland local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, approximately from the Maitland
Maitland is an English and Scottish surname. It arrived in Britain after the Norman conquest ...
, Australia, a suburb of the City of Maitland local government area
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Oswald, Missouri Oswald is an extinct town in Atchison County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features thr ...
, United States, a ghost town
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Oswald, West Virginia
Oswald is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographer ...
, United States, an unincorporated community
Ships
*, a World War II destroyer escort
*, an Odin-class submarine built in 1928
Other uses
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''Oswald'' (TV series), an American-British children's animated television series, also the title character
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OsWALD Oswald may refer to:
People
* Oswald (given name), including a list of people with the name
*Oswald (surname), including a list of people with the name
Fictional characters
*Oswald the Reeve, who tells a tale in Geoffrey Chaucer's ''The Canterbu ...
'', a 1988 Danish computer game
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Oswald Labs
Oswald Labs (formerly ''Oswald Foundation'') is a Dutch-Indian based accessibility technology company that builds products for individuals with disabilities. It specializes in enterprise web accessibility, offers smartphone apps, and also runs ...
, an accessibility technology company
*Oswald State Correctional Facility, a fictional prison in the television series ''
Oz''
See also
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Baron St Oswald, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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Saint Oswald (disambiguation) Saint Oswald may refer to:
* Oswald of Northumbria (c.604–642), King of Northumbria, venerated in Anglican Communion and Roman Catholic Church
*Oswald of Worcester
Oswald of Worcester (died 29 February 992) was Archbishop of York from 972 t ...
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Oswaldo Oswaldo (Spanish for "Oswald") is a Spanish masculine given name.
It may refer to:
*Oswaldo Castillo, Nicaraguan-American gardener/construction worker-turned-actor
*Oswaldo Cruz (1872–1917), Brazilian physician, bacteriologist, epidemiologist and ...
, a given name
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Oswalt Oswalt is a German language, German surname or male given name, which is derived from the Old English given name Oswald (given name), Oswald.''Dictionary of American Family Names''"Oswald Family History" Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 1 ...
, a given name and surname
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Ostwald (disambiguation) Ostwald may refer to:
* Friedrich Wilhelm Ostwald, the physico-chemist (awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1909)
# Ostwald's rule of polymorphism: in general, the least stable polymorph crystallizes first
# The Ostwald Process, a synthesis met ...
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