Oscar

Deer-lover; divine spear
Englishclassicmodern

Overview

Oscar is a boy's name of Irish origin. Its meaning is often given as “Deer-lover; divine spear”. Across languages it appears in Hebrew, Russian, Arabic and Japanese, among others. Notable bearers include Oscar Pistorius and Oscar Peterson.

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Meaning

Deer-lover; divine spear

Origin

English

Popularity

Loved in Belgium, Denmark.

Famous people named Oscar

Oscar in other languages

  • Hebrewאוסקר
  • RussianОскар
  • Arabicأوسكار
  • Japaneseオスカー
  • Chinese奥斯卡

Numerology

2

The name Oscar carries numerology number 2. (For entertainment.)

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