Meaning: Its source is os weald, an Ancient Germanic name meaning "God's power."

Popularity: The name Oswaldo ranked 857th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 1117th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Narrative: Some authorities derive this name from a different Germanic phrase, osth wald, meaning ''man from the south woods.''