Given name & surname
Oskari
“spear of god”
Oskari is a masculine given name from Swedish, ultimately from Old English. It is used in Finnish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Oskari goes back to Old English Ōsgār, meaning “spear of god.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
In Finnish use, Oskari shares an earlier linguistic root with Oscar. A possible origin is Irish Gaelic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
Oskari’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Oskari has a short form in Kari. Oskari shares a linguistic root with Oscar. In Finnish usage, Oskari has a related form in Oskar.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Oskari has relatives in 6 languages.
7 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Oskari
- Oskari MantereFinnish politician (1874-1942)
- Oskari FrimanFinnish wrestler (1893–1933)
- Olavi VirtaFinnish singer and actor (1915–1972)
- Oskari Wilho LouhivuoriFinnish politician (1884–1953)
- Oskari MöröFinnish hurdlerborn 1993
- Oskari KumpuFinnish wrestler1889–1935
- Oskari FrösénFinnish athletics competitor (born 1976)
- Oskari KorpikariFinnish ice hockey playerborn 1984
- Oskari ReinikainenFinnish politician (1885-1969)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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