Oscar (given name)

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Oscar/Oskar
Erik (Wahlberg) Wahlbergson - Oscar I, King of Sweden and Norway 1844-1859 - Google Art Project.jpg
Oscar I of Sweden
PronunciationEnglish: /ˈɒskər/
Spanish: [ˈoskaɾ]
Portuguese: [ˈɔʃkɐɾ]
Italian: [ˈɔskar]
German: [ˈɔskaʁ]
Swedish: [ˈɔ̂sːkar]
GenderMale
Language(s)Irish
Origin
Language(s)Irish
Derivationos + cara
Meaning"Friend of Deer"

Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of Irish 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.

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").[1] 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.[2] Consequently, at the time many Swedes were named Oscar. The name was given to more than a half-dozen members of Scandinavian royal houses.[3] Oscar was the third most popular name for males born in Sweden in 2013[4] and is ranked 51 in terms of the most popular male names in Sweden.[5]

The surname McCusker originates as an Anglicised form of the Irish Mac Oscair as does the anglicised surname Cosgrave.

Cognates[]

People with the given name Oscar[]

People with the given name Oskar[]

People with the given name Oskari[]

People with the given name Oszkár[]

People with the given name Óscar[]

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 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 and 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 television series Star vs. the Forces of Evil
  • Oscar Hidalgo, a character in Ang Probinsyano
  • Oscar, the titular character on cartoon series Oscar's Oasis

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "McCusker Family History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ MacKillop, J. (1986). Fionn Mac Cumhaill: Celtic Myth in English Literature. p. 2.
  4. ^ "Pojknamn 2013". Statistiska centralbyrån.
  5. ^ "Svenska namn - Allt för föräldrar".
  6. ^ "Òscar - Viccionari". ca.wiktionary.org. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  7. ^ a b Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (2003), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198606052
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