Oswald
Old English name
Oswald is a masculine given name of Germanic origin.
It gained notoriety in America through Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of President John F.
Kennedy in 1963: The name Oswald will forever be associated with that day in Dallas.
The name has largely fallen out of favor since.
Irish-origin surname, political dynasty
- JFK35th president's monogram
- DallasNorth Texas metropolitan area
- 1963Mid-twentieth century date
- sniperConcealed precision shooter
rifle · motorcade · conspiracy · Marina · defector · Marxist · autopsy
Technique creating movement illusion
Given name at birth
- GermanicOf Teutonic language stock
- Anglo-SaxonPre-Conquest British Germanic peoples
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- saintCanonized holy person
king · bishop · Northumbria · baptismal · Oz · Ozzy · namesake · revival
Early medieval English kingdom
- Anglo-SaxonPre-Conquest British Germanic peoples
- kingMale crowned ruler
- martyrVictim for beliefs
- missionaryReligious outreach worker
Aidan · Christianity · relic · veneration · patron · medieval · piety · monastery
Kennedy
Irish-origin surname, political dynasty
sniper · rifle · motorcade · conspiracy · Marina · defector · Marxist · autopsy
animation
Technique creating movement illusion
- cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
- shortsAbbreviated lower garments
- vintageQuality from past eras
1927 · Universal · theatrical · nostalgia · restoration
forename
Given name at birth
- GermanicOf Teutonic language stock
- Anglo-SaxonPre-Conquest British Germanic peoples
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
saint · king · bishop · Northumbria · baptismal · Oz · Ozzy · namesake · revival · Victorian
Northumbria
Early medieval English kingdom
- Anglo-SaxonPre-Conquest British Germanic peoples
- kingMale crowned ruler
- martyrVictim for beliefs
missionary · Aidan · Christianity · relic · veneration · patron · medieval · piety · monastery · conversion
- cartoonsBugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, Tom and Jerry, Simpsons, Donald Duck
- Fictional RabbitsBugs Bunny, Peter Rabbit, Thumper, Roger Rabbit, Velveteen Rabbit
- Medieval NamesAlfred, Baldwin, Beatrice, Blanche, Edgar
- Old-Fashioned NamesMildred, Gertrude, Ethel, Edna, Bertha
- Anglo-Saxon NamesEdgar, Edmund, Edward, Edwin, Godwin
- Assassinsassassin, hitman, John Wilkes Booth, Brutus, Jack Ruby
OswaldJohn F. Kennedy
Jackie Kennedy · Secret Service · JFK · bodyguard · protector