vintageluvs's list "Anglo-Saxon Boy Names" of 20 great name ideas: Effa - Oter!

Anglo-Saxon Boy Names

Effa

Elesa

Elli

Elta

Elti

Gica

Gicca

Giedda

Ibba

Ibbi

Icca

Icel

Olla

Osbald

Osica

Osla

Osmund is a masculine name with ancient Germanic origins, composed of elements meaning 'god' (os) and 'protection' (mund). With roots stretching back to Anglo-Saxon and Norse cultures, it was brought to England during the Viking age and was fairly common during medieval times. 

The name appears in historical records including Saint Osmund, a Norman nobleman who became Bishop of Salisbury in the 11th century. Though rare today, Osmund has never completely disappeared from use, especially in Scandinavian countries and parts of the United Kingdom. Osmond, as in the family of singers, is another spelling.

The rise of Oz and Ozzy as cute, stylish nicknames may make some parents look to Osmund as a full form.

Osmund

Despite the success of so many O-starting <a href="https://nameberry.com/boys-names">boys names</a>--Oliver, Owen, Otis, Oscar--Oswald has not yet shown any signs of resurrection, though he does have the animating nicknames Ozzie/Ozzy and Oz. The name has some literary cred--in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Shakespeare's King Lear and a novel by H. G.Wells--and there was early cartoon character Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.

Oswald

Oter