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    Oswald

    OZ-wald

    Meaning

    God's power; Divine ruler

    English/Germanic origin · Boy

    What it points to

    Oswald receives divine power — all things given for life and godliness, exceeding greatness to those who believe, the ruler empowered by God.

    Verses · King James Version

    “According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue.”

    2 Peter 1:3

    “And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power.”

    Ephesians 1:19

    Most used in the 1910s (US records)

    biblesundays.com · King James Version

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