Given name
Óscar
“deer”·“friend”·“spear of God”
Óscar is a masculine given name from English. It is used in Spanish and Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Óscar is built from elements meaning “deer” and “friend” and “spear of God”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Óscar’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Óscar has a conventional equivalent in the English form Oscar. In Spanish usage, Óscar was borrowed from the English form Oscar. In Spanish usage, Óscar has a conventional equivalent in the Serbo-Croatian form Oskar.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Óscar has relatives in 32 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.
Englishwhere Óscar comes from · 1 name
Across languages 22
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Óscar
- Óscar AriasPresident of Costa Rica (1986–1990, 2006–2010)born 1941
- Óscar RomeroSalvadoran Catholic archbishop and saint (1917–1980), assassinated while celebrating Mass
- Oscar IsaacGuatemalan-American actorborn 1979
- Rey MysterioAmerican professional wrestlerborn 1974
- Óscar CardozoParaguayan footballerborn 1983
- Óscar Duarteassociation football playerborn 1989
- Óscar de MarcosSpanish footballerborn 1989
- Óscar MinguezaSpanish association football playerborn 1999
- Óscar Carmona11th Portuguese president (1926-1951)1869–1951
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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