Oscar Name Meaning

Gender :

Masculine

Meaning of Oscar :

Used in country/religion :

American , Australian , British , Celtic , Chinese , Danish , Dutch , English , French , German , Irish , Italian , Jamaican , Norse , Norwegian , Portuguese , Scandinavian , Swedish , Swiss

Pronounciation
of Name Oscar :

/AHS-kər/

Etymology
of Name Oscar :

History
of Name Oscar :

Popular In :

Austria, Iceland, Norway, Poland, and Slovenia

Information about the
Name of Oscar :

The name was actually used by more than a half-dozen of Scandinavian royal houses. The name is currently in number 4 in Sweden. Aside from being popular as a Swedish royal name, Oscar is also popular with Latino families.

Famous People with
Name Oscar :

Oscar Wilde- He was one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is well-known for his epigrams and novels like "The Picture of Dorian Gray". Oscar-Claude Monet- The founder of "Impressionism". The term was even derive from his own painting called "Impression, Sunrise". Oscar De La Hoya- He represented as United States' professional boxer at the 1992 Summer Olympics where he won a gold medal in the lightweight division.

Variant Names of Oscar:

Oskar, Osker, Ossie And Ozzy., Oskar, Osgar, Oskari, Oskar, Osgar, Oskari, Osker, Ossie,  Oskar,  Osker,  Ossie

Oskari, Osku (Finnish), Oszkár (Hungarian), Oskars (Latvian)

Rhyming Names of Oscar: 

Names Similar to Oscar :

Oscair, Oscarine, Osca, Oscardaniel, Oscarjr

Popularity Rank :

Oscar name was top ranked at 125 position in American during year 1930and most recently ranked at 181 position in American during year 2015

Name Oscar has been Most Popular throughout the last hundred plus years and ranked at 364 position. 194519 numbers of people were named Oscar so far in last 100 years. (SSA)

More about :

The masculine name Oscar most likely means “deer friend,” which was derived from the Gaelic words os that means “deer” and cara that means “friend”. However, the name might be derived from the Old English name Osgar or its cognate Asgeirr from Old Norse, which might have been brought to Ireland by Vikings. The name Osgar is derived from the Old English elements os that means “god” and gar that means “spear”.

Oscar Numerology :

Personality No. 4. People with name Oscar love to work & like orderliness. They are loyal, pragmatic & materialistic but sometimes they may be rude. Person with Oscar having 4 as Personality number are adamant & indulge only in time-tested values. They are determined, energetic, dependable & scientific. They are cautious & hypersensitive. More Numerology