Origin and Meaning of Oscar

Gender

Masculine

Origin of Oscar

Old Irish or Old English

Meaning of Oscar

The name Oscar has two meanings:
1. It meant "deer friend", "deer lover" in Gaelic.
2. It meant "spear of the gods" in Old English.

Famous bearers

Bearers include Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer; Oscar De La Hoya (born 1973), an American boxer.

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