Oscar (given name)
Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of English[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
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.
Less likely, it is derived from Norse-Irish 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] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
There is alternative speculation that it may be derived from the Old Norse cognate Ásgeirr [ 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 .
Spanish , Portuguese (mostly European): Óscar .Finnish : Oskari , Okko , Osku (a pet form of Oskari ).[ 12] Hungarian : OszkárLatin : Anscharius.Latvian : Oskars Lithuanian : Oskaras.Scottish Gaelic : Osgar .[ 12] Gaeilge : Osgar/Osgur.
People with the given name Oscar
José Oscar Bernardi (born 1954), Brazilian footballerOscar dos Santos Emboaba Júnior (born 1991) , Brazilian footballerOscar I of Sweden (1799–1859), King of Sweden and NorwayOscar II of Sweden (1829–1907), King of Sweden and NorwayOscar Acosta , several peopleOscar Aguad (born 1950), Argentine politicianOscar Ahumada (born 1982), Argentine footballerOscar Ahnfelt (1813–1882), Swedish singer, composer and music publisherOscar Albayalde (born 1963), Filipino retired police officerOscar Allen (born 1999), Australian rules footballerOscar Almgren (1869–1945), Swedish archaeologistOscar Ameringer (1870–1943), German-American editor, author, and organizerOscar Andriani (1905–1987), Italian actor and playwrightOscar Asche (1871–1936), Australian actor, director, and writerOscar Aubuchon (1917–1970), Canadian ice hockey playerPrince Oscar Bernadotte (1859–1953), Swedish prince and admiralOscar Baumann (1864–1899), Austrian explorer, cartographer and ethnographerOscar Bardi de Fourtou (1836–1897), French politicianOscar Beregi (1918–1976), Hungarian-American actorOscar Bettison (born 1975), British/American composerOscar Bianchi (born 1975), Italian-Swiss composerOscar Elias Biscet (born 1961), Cuban physician and activistOscar Bobb (born 2003), Norwegian professional footballerOscar Bonavena (1942–1976), Argentine boxerOscar Brodney (1907–2008), American lawyer and screenwriterOscar Bronner (born 1943), Austrian journalist and painterOscar Cantu (born 1966), Mexican-American Catholic prelateOscar Cesare (1883–1948), Swedish-American caricaturist, painter, and cartoonistOscar Coggins (born 1999), Hong Kong triathlon athleteOscar Colás (born 1998), Cuban baseball playerOscar Collazo (1914–1994), Puerto Rican militantOscar Cortínez (born 1973), Argentine marathon runnerOscar Dansk (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey playerOscar Danielson , multiple peopleOscar Drouin (1890–1953), Canadian politicianOscar Dunn (1822–1871), American politicianOskar Dvořák (born 1991), Slovak politicianOscar Fantenberg (born 1991), Swedish professional ice hockey playerOscar Feltsman (1921–2013), Soviet-Ukrainian composerOscar Fernandes (1941-2021), Indian politicianOscar Lorenzo Fernández (1897–1948), Brazilian composerOscar Filho (born 1978), Brazilian TV presenter, reporter, actor, comedian, writer and businesspersonOscar Foronda (born 1970), Spanish actorOscar Fristrom (1856–1918), Australian portrait painter and art teacherOscar Gamble (1949–2018), American baseball playerOscar Gardner (1872–1928), American bantamweight and featherweight boxerOscar Grant (1986–2009), African American fatally shot by policeOscar Hammerstein I (1846–1919), German-American businessman and theatre impresarioOscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960), American songwriter and musical directorOscar Han (1891–1976), Romanian sculptor and writerOscar Hijuelos (1951–2013), Cuban-American novelistOscar Holmes (1916–2001), first African-American Naval Aviator and air traffic controllerOscar De La Hoya (born 1973), American boxer and boxing promoterOscar Isaac (born 1979), American actorOscar Jacobson (1882–1966), Swedish-born American painter and museum curatorOscar James (born 1942), Trinidadian actorOscar Kahl (born 1997), Thai football playerOscar Krokstedt (1908–1985), Swedish Navy vice admiralOscar Levant (1906–1972, American pianist, composer, author, comedian, and actor)Oscar Lloyd (born 1997), British actorOscar Malapitan (born 1955), Filipino politicianOscar Massin (1829-1913), Belgian-born French jeweler known as “The Diamond Reformer"Oscar Niemeyer (1907–2012), Brazilian architectOscar Osterman (1894–1956), Swedish Army officerOscar Peterson (1925–2007), Canadian jazz pianist and composerOscar Piastri (born 2001), Australian racing driverOscar Pistorius (born 1986), South African convicted murderer and ex-Olympic sprinterOscar Raise (born 1952), Italian high jumperOscar Randal-Williams (born 1984) British mathematicianOscar van Rappard (1896–1962), Dutch footballer and hurdlerOscar de la Renta (1932–2014), Dominican-American fashion designerOscar Robertson (born 1938), American basketball playerOscar Luigi Scalfaro (1918–2012), Italian politicianOssie Schectman (1919–2013), American basketball player who scored the first basket in National Basketball Association historyOscar Schmidt (born 1958), Brazilian basketball playerOscar J. Smith (1859–1937), American lawyer and politicianOscar Strático (born 1956), Argentine judoka and wrestlerOscar Traynor (1886–1963), Irish politicianOscar Tshiebwe (born 1999), Congolese basketball playerOscar Wendt (born 1985), Swedish football playerOscar Wilde (1854–1900), Irish writer and poetOscar 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 painterOskar Anderson (1887–1960), German-Russian mathematicianOskar Andersson (1877–1906), Swedish cartoonistOskar Angelus (1892–1979), Estonian politicianOskar Backlund (1846–1916), Swedish-Russian astronomerOskar Baum (1883–1941), Czech music educator and writerOskar Deutsch (born 1963), Austrian entrepreneur and President of the Jewish Community of ViennaOskar Dirlewanger (1895–1945), German military officer and war criminal of Nazi GermanyOskar Edlund (born 2002), Swedish hurdlerOskar Enkvist (1849–1912), Russian admiralOskar Fischer (disambiguation) , multiple peopleOskar Freysinger (born 1960), Swiss politicianOskar Gröning (1921 – 2018), German SS Unterscharführer at the Auschwitz concentration campOskar Heil (1908–1994), German electrical engineer and inventorOskar Hoffmann (1851–1912), Baltic-German painterOskar Homolka (1898–1978), Austrian film and theatre actorOskar von Hutier (1857–1934), German military commanderÓskar Jónasson , Icelandic film director and screenwriterOskar Kallas (1868–1946), Estonian diplomat, linguist and folkloristOskar Kallis (1892–1918), Estonian painterOskar Kaplur (1889–1962), Estonian wrestlerOskar Kirmes (born 1995), Finnish artistic gymnastOskar Klein (1894–1977), Swedish physicistOskar Kokoschka (1886–1980), Austrian-British-Swiss artist, poet and playwrightOskar Kolberg (1814–1890), Polish ethnographer, folklorist, and composerOskar Lafontaine (born 1943), German politicianOskar Loorits (1900–1961), Estonian folkloristOskar Luts (1887–1953), Estonian writerOskar Matute (born 1972), Basque politicianOskar Merikanto (1868–1924), Finnish musician and composerOskar Morgenstern (1902–1977), Austrian-American economistOskar Nedbal (1874–1930), Czech violist, composer, and conductorOskar Osala (born 1987), Finnish ice hockey playerOskar Painter , Canadian physicistOskar Pfungst (1874–1932), German biologist and psychologistOskar Potiorek (1853–1933), Austro-Hungarian military commanderOskar Roehler (born 1959), German film directorOskar Schindler (1908–1974), German industrialist, spy and humanitarianOskar Schlemmer (1888–1943), German painter, sculptor, designer and choreographerOskar Seuntjens (born 1998), Belgian politicianPanda Eyes (born 1996), Oskar Steinbeck, Swiss DJ and music producerOskar Vogt (1870–1959), German physician and neurologist
People with the given name Oskari
Óscar Marcelino Álvarez (1948–2016), Argentine football playerÓscar Álvarez (cyclist) (born 1977), Colombian cyclistÓscar Álvarez (footballer) (born 1977), Spanish football playerÓscar Alzaga (born 1942), Spanish jurist, academic and politicianÓscar Chinchilla (born 1969), Guatemalan politicianÓscar David Álvarez (born 1983), Colombian golferÓscar de Marcos (born 1989), Spanish footballerÓscar Fernández (fencer) (born 1962), Spanish fencerÓscar Fernández (athlete) (born 1974), Spanish runnerÓscar Fernández (football manager) (born 1974), Spanish football coachÓscar Fernández (judoka) (born 1978), Spanish judokaÓscar Freire (born 1976), Spanish cyclistÓscar Gutiérrez (born 1974), American professional wrestler better known as Rey MysterioÓscar Pereiro (born 1977), Spanish cyclistÓscar Romero (1917–1980), saint and Salvadoran ArchbishopÓscar Sevilla (born 1976), Spanish cyclistÓscar Téllez (born 1975), Spanish football playerÓscar Valdez (born 1990), Mexican professional boxerÓscar Vargas (cyclist) (born 1964), Colombian cyclistÓscar Vargas (footballer) (born 1980), Honduran footballerÓscar Vega (born 1965), Spanish boxerÓscar 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 NiamhOscar 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 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
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
Oskar Kokoshka, a character from Hey Arnold!
See also
References
^ "Oscar" . Online Etymology Dictionary . Retrieved 2024-03-21 .^ Oscar , 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 . ^ "Oscar | Etymology of the name Oscar by etymonline" . www.etymonline.com . Retrieved 2024-03-21 .^ 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. ^ "Pojknamn 2013" . Statistiska centralbyrån.^ "Svenska namn - Allt för föräldrar" .^ "McCusker Family History" . Ancestry.com . Retrieved 6 December 2014 .^ "Òscar - Viccionari" . ca.wiktionary.org . Retrieved 2021-01-02 .^ a b Hanks, Patrick ; Hodges, Flavia (2003), A Dictionary of First Names , Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198606052
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