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    Oswin

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    Anglo-Saxon
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    God's friend; Divine friend
    Origin
    Anglo-Saxon
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Oswin does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "God's friend; Divine friend", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Oswin.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Oswin is called friend by God — belief counted as righteousness, servants made friends, the divine friendship that transforms everything.
    Verses on this meaning
    • James 2:23

      "And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God."

    • John 15:15

      "Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends."

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