The baby name Osvaldina is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced os-VAL-dee-nah,oz-VAL-dee-nah.
Osvaldina is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Osvaldina is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced os-VAL-dee-nah,oz-VAL-dee-nah.
Osvaldina is Germanic in Origin.
Osvaldina is a Lusophone feminine form of Osvaldo, the Romance adaptation of medieval Latin Osvaldus from Old English/Germanic Oswald (os ‘god, divine being’ + weald ‘rule, power’). The name therefore conveys “divine power,” “god-ruler,” or “ruled by God.” Through the renown of 7th-century Saint Oswald of Northumbria, the masculine spread across Christian Europe; in Iberian and Portuguese-speaking settings it resurfaced in the modern era as Osvaldo, with Osvaldina emerging as a distinctly feminine elaboration via the -ina suffix.
Usage of Osvaldina has been most visible in Portugal and Portuguese-speaking Africa (notably Cape Verde and Angola), and to a lesser extent in Brazil, from the early to mid-20th century onward. Related forms include Osvalda (Portuguese/Italian), Osvaldo/Oswaldo (Spanish/Portuguese), Oswald (English), and Osvald (Scandinavian). Common short forms for Osvaldina are Dina and Valda.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #185 | 6 | 4,850 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #196 | 14 | 4,575 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #463 | 9 | 7,952 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #828 | 24 | 14,098 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #856 | 86 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,434 | 13 | 9,415 |
Osvaldina is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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