Meaning & History
Old Norse word meaning "god", referring to one of the Æsir.
Related Items
Given Name DescendantsOsbeorn, Osgar, Osmund, Osweald(Anglo-Saxon) Oskar(Basque) Òscar(Catalan) Oskar(Czech) Aase, Asbjørn, Asger, Astrid, Esben, Eskil, Oscar, Oskar, Osvald, Åse, Asløg(Danish) Oscar(Dutch) Astrid, Osborn, Osborne, Oscar, Oswald, Osbourne, Osmond(English) Oskar(Estonian) Ása(Faroese) Esko, Oskari, Oskar(Finnish) Astrid, Astride, Oscar(French) Ansgar, Astrid, Oskar, Oswald(German) Ansegar, Ansgar, Ansoald(Germanic) Oszkár(Hungarian) Ása, Ásbjörn, Ásdís, Ásgeir, Ásgerður, Áslaug, Ásmundur, Ástríður, Óskar(Icelandic) Oscar(Irish) Oscar(Irish Mythology) Oscar, Osvaldo, Ansaldo(Italian) Astrīda, Oskars(Latvian) Ansgar, Asbjørn, Åse, Asgeir, Åshild, Aslaug, Åsmund, Åsne, Astri, Astrid, Esben, Eskil, Espen, Oscar, Oskar, Osvald, Aase(Norwegian) Ansugaizaz, Ansuwaldaz(Old Germanic) Ása, Ásbjǫrn, Ásdís, Ásgeirr, Ásgerðr, Áshildr, Ásketill, Áslaug, Ásmundr, Ásný, Ástríðr, Ásvaldr(Old Norse) Oskar(Polish) Óscar, Osvaldo, Oswaldo, Astride(Portuguese) Oscar(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Taskill(Scottish) Tasgall(Scottish Gaelic) Oskár(Slovak) Oskar, Ožbalt, Ožbej(Slovene) Óscar, Osvaldo, Oswaldo(Spanish) Ansgar, Åsa, Astrid, Esbjörn, Eskil, Oscar, Oskar, Osvald, Asbjörn, Åse, Aslög(Swedish)
Sources & References
- Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 30.
