What does Oscar mean?

Oscar means "god spear; gentle friend"

How do we pronounce Oscar?

Oscar \os-car, osc-ar\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Oscar is pronounced as AASKahR in English 1.

1 Pronunciation for Oscar: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)"

What is the origin of Oscar?

Oscar is used predominantly in English, French, Gaelic, Irish, and Scandinavian. Its origin is Old Norse. The meaning of Oscar is god spear; gentle friend. The source is Asgeirr (Old Norse), itself derived from the elements 'as' (god, deity) and 'geirr' (spear, spear head), cognate with the Old English 'ansfar' also meaning 'god spear'. Another derivation suggests that the name is from the Old Irish 'os' (deer) and 'cara' (friend). It was borne in Irish mythology by the warrior son of Ossian and Niamh, later popularized by the poet James Macpherson, who published the poems in the 1760s under the guise of Ossian himself. The name was bestowed by Napoleon, himself an admirer of Macpherson's works, on his godson Joseph François Oscar Bernadotte (1799-1859), who later became King Oscar I of Sweden. The name, together with the variant Oskar, was thereafter popularized throughout Scandinavia. It was later known in the UK from the Irish writer Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), who was bestowed the name by his godfather King Oscar II of Sweden. Oscar has 23 variations that are used in both English and other languages. English variations of Oscar comprise Oscarito meaning, Oscer meaning, Osckar name variations, name Oscker meaning, Osker name variations, Oszcar name popularity, short names for Ozcar, and Óscar definition. Other English variants comprise the contracted form Os name, and the familiar forms name Ocky origin, name Ossie origin, and short names for Ozzy. Variations used in other languages comprise name Ansgar (German and Scandinavian), Asger meaning and origin (Scandinavian), baby name Oke (Hawaiian), Okko name (Finnish), what does the name Osgar mean (Scottish), name Oskar meaning (German and Scandinavian), Oskari definition (Finnish), Oskars meaning of name (Latvian), name Osku origin (Finnish), name Oszkar (Hungarian), and meaning of Oszlár (Hungarian). Oscar is a popular baby boy name. At the height of its usage in 1901, 0.365% of baby boys were named Oscar. It was #47 in rank then. The baby name has slipped in popularity since then, and it is used on a modest scale in recent times. In 2010, its usage was only 0.130% and its ranking #147, however it was nevertheless the most regularly used within all boy names in its family.

The following famous people share the name Oscar:

  • Author Oscar Wilde, born Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde 16 October 1854 - 30 November 1900, Dublin, Ireland
  • Boxer Oscar De La Hoya, born 4 February 1973, Montebello, California
  • Lyricist Oscar II Hammerstein, born Oscar Greeley Clendinning Hammerstein II 12 July 1895 - 1960, New York, New York
  • Pianist Oscar Peterson, born 15 August 1925, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

List of baby names that sound like Oscar:

short names for Oscer, what does the name Osckar mean, Oscker name popularity, name Oskar meaning (German and Scandinavian), name Osker meaning, what does the name Oszcar mean, meaning of Oszkar (Hungarian), Aakar definition (Indian), name Acar meaning, what does the name Acher mean (English and Hebrew), short names for Acker (English), meaning of Agur (Hebrew), baby name Ajishar, Akar pronounciation, Akare meaning and origin, Asger meaning and origin (Scandinavian), short names for Asghar (Arabic), Ashar name popularity, Asher name popularity (English and Hebrew), and Ashir name variations (Hebrew).

The baby name Oscar fun facts:

The name Oscar in reverse order is "Racso".

The numerological value of the name Oscar is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Oscar?

Oscar is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.12%
20130.12%
20120.12%
20110.13%
20100.14%
20090.16%
20080.17%
20070.17%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames