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Oscar or Oskar is a masculine
given name of English
[1]
[2]
[3] and Irish
[4] origin.
Etymology
The name is derived from two elements in Irish: the first, os , means "deer"; the second element, car , means "loving" or "friend", thus "deer-loving one" or "friend of deer". The name is borne by a character in
Irish mythology —
Oscar , grandson of
Fionn Mac Cumhaill , and refers to his descent from his grandmother,
Sadhbh , who was enchanted into the form of a deer.
Alternatively, it also derived from Old English Osgar "god's spear," from gar "spear" + os "god".
[5]
The name was popularised in the 18th century by Scottish poet
James Macpherson , creator of '
Ossianic poetry'. Today the name is associated with
Scandinavia because
Napoleon was an admirer of Macpherson's work and gave the name to his godson, Joseph Bernadotte, who later became
Oscar I, King of Sweden .
[6] Consequently, at the time many Swedes were named Oscar. The name was given to more than a half-dozen members of Scandinavian royal houses.
[7] Oscar was the third most popular name for males born in Sweden in 2013
[8] and is ranked 51 in terms of the most popular male names in Sweden.
[9]
The surname McCusker originates as an
Anglicised form of the Irish Mac Oscair as does the anglicised surname Cosgrave . There is alternative speculation that it may be derived from the
Old Norse cognate
Ásgeirr (a personal name itself composed of the elements meaning "god" and "spear").
[10]
Cognates
Austrian German ,
Croatian ,
Czech ,
Estonian ,
Finnish ,
German ,
Norwegian ,
Polish ,
Scandinavian ,
Slovenian ,
Swedish ,
Swiss German : Oskar .
Catalan : Òscar .
[11]
Danish ,
Dutch ,
English ,
French ,
Irish ,
Italian ,
Norwegian ,
Portuguese ,
Swedish : Oscar .
Finnish : Oskari , Okko , Osku (a
pet form of Oskari ).
[12]
Hungarian : Oszkár
Latin : Anscharius.
Latvian :
Oskars .
Lithuanian : Oskaras.
Scottish Gaelic : Osgar .
[12]
Gaeilge : Osgar/Osgur.
People with the given name Oscar
Oscar (footballer, born 1954) , José Oscar Bernardi, Brazilian footballer
Oscar (footballer, born 1991) , Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Júnior, Brazilian footballer
Oscar I of Sweden (1799–1859), King of Sweden and Norway
Oscar II of Sweden (1829–1907), King of Sweden and Norway
Oscar Albayalde (born 1963), Filipino retired police officer
Prince Oscar Bernadotte (1859–1953), Swedish prince and admiral
Oscar Brodney (1907–2008), American lawyer and screenwriter
Oscar Bronner (born 1943), Austrian journalist and painter
Oscar Coggins (born 1999), Hong Kong triathlon athlete
Oscar Colás (born 1998), Cuban baseball player
Oscar Cortínez (born 1973), Argentine marathon runner
Oskar Dvořák (born 1991), Slovak politician
Oscar Feltsman (1921–2013), Soviet-Ukrainian composer
Oscar Fernandes (1941-2021), Indian politician
Oscar Lorenzo Fernández (1897–1948), Brazilian composer
Oscar Gamble (1949–2018), American baseball player
Oscar Grant (1986–2009), African American fatally shot by police
Oscar Hammerstein I (1846–1919), German-American businessman and theatre impresario
Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960), American songwriter and musical director
Oscar Han (1891–1976), Romanian sculptor and writer
Oscar Hijuelos (1951–2013), Cuban-American novelist
Oscar Holmes (1916–2001), first African-American Naval Aviator and air traffic controller
Oscar De La Hoya (born 1973), American boxer and boxing promoter
Oscar Isaac (born 1979), American actor
Oscar Jacobson (1882–1966), Swedish-born American painter and museum curator
Oscar James (born 1942), Trinidadian actor
Oscar Kahl (born 1997), Thai football player
Oscar Krokstedt (1908–1985), Swedish Navy vice admiral
Oscar Levant (1906–1972, American pianist, composer, author, comedian, and actor)
Oscar Lloyd (born 1997), British actor
Oscar Malapitan (born 1955), Filipino politician
Oscar Niemeyer (1907–2012), Brazilian architect
Oscar Osterman (1894–1956), Swedish Army officer
Oscar Peterson (1925–2007), Canadian jazz pianist and composer
Oscar Piastri (born 2001), Australian racing driver
Oscar Pistorius (born 1986), South African convicted murderer and ex-Olympic sprinter
Oscar Raise (born 1952), Italian high jumper
Oscar Randal-Williams (born 1984) British mathematician
Oscar van Rappard (1896–1962), Dutch footballer and hurdler
Oscar de la Renta (1932–2014), Dominican-American fashion designer
Oscar Robertson (born 1938), American basketball player
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro (1918–2012), Italian politician
Ossie Schectman (1919–2013), American basketball player who scored the first basket in National Basketball Association history
Oscar Schmidt (born 1958), Brazilian basketball player
Oscar J. Smith (1859–1937), American lawyer and politician
Oscar Strático (born 1956), Argentine judoka and wrestler
Oscar Traynor (1886–1963), Irish politician
Oscar Tshiebwe (born 1999), Congolese basketball player
Oscar Wendt (born 1985), Swedish football player
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900), Irish writer and poet
Oscar Lawton Wilkerson (1926-2023), American pilot
People with the given name Oskar
Prince Oskar of Prussia (1888–1958), German Prince (Prince of Prussia)
Oskar Alexander (1876–1953), Croatian painter
Oskar Anderson (1887–1960), German-Russian mathematician
Oskar Andersson (1877–1906), Swedish cartoonist
Oskar Angelus (1892–1979), Estonian politician
Oskar Backlund (1846–1916), Swedish-Russian astronomer
Oskar Baum (1883–1941), Czech music educator and writer
Oskar Deutsch (born 1963), Austrian entrepreneur and President of the Jewish Community of Vienna
Oskar Dirlewanger (1895–1945), German military officer and war criminal of Nazi Germany
Oskar Edlund (born 2002), Swedish hurdler
Oskar Enkvist (1849–1912), Russian admiral
Oskar Fischer (disambiguation) , multiple people
Oskar Gröning (1921 – 2018), German SS Unterscharführer at the Auschwitz concentration camp
Oskar Heil (1908–1994), German electrical engineer and inventor
Oskar Hoffmann (1851–1912), Baltic-German painter
Oskar Homolka (1898–1978), Austrian film and theatre actor
Oskar von Hutier (1857–1934), German military commander
Óskar Jónasson , Icelandic film director and screenwriter
Oskar Kallas (1868–1946), Estonian diplomat, linguist and folklorist
Oskar Kallis (1892–1918), Estonian painter
Oskar Kaplur (1889–1962), Estonian wrestler
Oskar Kirmes (born 1995), Finnish artistic gymnast
Oskar Klein (1894–1977), Swedish physicist
Oskar Kokoschka (1886–1980), Austrian-British-Swiss artist, poet and playwright
Oskar Kolberg (1814–1890), Polish ethnographer, folklorist, and composer
Oskar Lafontaine (born 1943), German politician
Oskar Loorits (1900–1961), Estonian folklorist
Oskar Luts (1887–1953), Estonian writer
Oskar Matute (born 1972), Basque politician
Oskar Merikanto (1868–1924), Finnish musician and composer
Oskar Morgenstern (1902–1977), Austrian-American economist
Oskar Nedbal (1874–1930), Czech violist, composer, and conductor
Oskar Osala (born 1987), Finnish ice hockey player
Oskar Painter , Canadian physicist
Oskar Pfungst (1874–1932), German biologist and psychologist
Oskar Potiorek (1853–1933), Austro-Hungarian military commander
Oskar Roehler (born 1959), German film director
Oskar Schindler (1908–1974), German industrialist, spy and humanitarian
Oskar Schlemmer (1888–1943), German painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer
Panda Eyes (born 1996), Oskar Steinbeck, Swiss DJ and music producer
Oskar Vogt (1870–1959), German physician and neurologist
People with the given name Oskari
People with the given name Oszkár
People with the given name Óscar
Óscar Marcelino Álvarez (1948–2016), Argentine football player
Óscar Álvarez (cyclist) (born 1977), Colombian cyclist
Óscar Álvarez (footballer) (born 1977), Spanish football player
Óscar Alzaga (born 1942), Spanish jurist, academic and politician
Óscar Chinchilla (born 1969), Guatemalan politician
Óscar David Álvarez (born 1983), Colombian golfer
Óscar de Marcos (born 1989), Spanish footballer
Óscar Fernández (fencer) (born 1962), Spanish fencer
Oscar Dovale (tv personality on tv shopping ) ( born 1974) qvc tv
Óscar Fernández (athlete) (born 1974), Spanish runner
Óscar Fernández (football manager) (born 1974), Spanish football coach
Óscar Fernández (judoka) (born 1978), Spanish judoka
Óscar Freire (born 1976), Spanish cyclist
Óscar Gutiérrez (born 1974), American professional wrestler better known as Rey Mysterio
Óscar Pereiro (born 1977), Spanish cyclist
Óscar Romero (1917–1980), saint and Salvadoran Archbishop
Óscar Sevilla (born 1976), Spanish cyclist
Óscar Téllez (born 1975), Spanish football player
Óscar Valdez (born 1990), Mexican professional boxer
Óscar Vargas (cyclist) (born 1964), Colombian cyclist
Óscar Vargas (footballer) (born 1980), Honduran footballer
Óscar Vega (born 1965), Spanish boxer
Óscar Villarreal (born 1981), American baseball player
Fictional characters with the given name Oscar or Oskar
Oscar the Grouch , a Muppet on
Sesame Street
Oscar (Irish mythology) , the warrior son of Oisín and Niamh
Oscar Bluth , a character on the television series
Arrested Development
Oscar François de Jarjayes , a female protagonist on the anime series
The Rose of Versailles
Oscar Goldman, a character on
The Six Million Dollar Man and
The Bionic Woman
Oscar Madison, a character on
The Odd Couple
Oscar Martinez (The Office )
Oscar Osborne , a character on
Hollyoaks
Oscar Shales , a character on the television series
Prison Break
Oskar Schell, the protagonist in the novel
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Old Oscar, a biplane on
Jay Jay the Jet Plane
Oscar, a Lance Knight character in the video game
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Oscar, a lion in the
Ice Age movies
Oscar, a fish in
Shark Tale
Oscar, Captain Tangent's parrot on
WordGirl
Oskar Eriksson, the protagonist in the novel
Let the Right One In
Oscar Fishtooth, a character on
Fish Hooks
Oskar Greason , a character from the animated series
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Oscar Hidalgo, a character in
Ang Probinsyano
Oscar, the titular character on cartoon series
Oscar's Oasis
Oscar Pine, a character in the animated web series
RWBY
Oscar, a character from odd squad
See also
References
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"Oscar | Etymology of the name Oscar by etymonline" . www.etymonline.com . Retrieved 2024-03-21 .
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"Oscar" , Wiktionary, the free dictionary , 2024-03-18, retrieved 2024-03-21
^ Campbell, Mike.
"Meaning, origin and history of the name Oscar" . Behind the Name . Retrieved 2024-03-21 .
^ Campbell, Mike.
"Meaning, origin and history of the name Oscar" . Behind the Name . Retrieved 2024-03-21 .
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"Oscar | Etymology of the name Oscar by etymonline" . www.etymonline.com . Retrieved 2024-03-21 .
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Hanks, Patrick ; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names , Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.),
Oxford University Press , pp. 212, 354,
ISBN
978-0-19-861060-1
^ MacKillop, J. (1986). Fionn Mac Cumhaill: Celtic Myth in English Literature . p. 2.
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"Pojknamn 2013" . Statistiska centralbyrån.
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"Svenska namn - Allt för föräldrar" .
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"McCusker Family History" .
Ancestry.com . Retrieved 6 December 2014 .
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"Òscar - Viccionari" . ca.wiktionary.org . Retrieved 2021-01-02 .
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