Oskar

Gender Masculine
Usage German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Slovene, Basque
Pronounced Pron. /ˈɔs.kaʁ/(German) /ˈɔs.kar/(Swedish, Polish) /ˈos̺.kaɾ/(Basque)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Form of Oscar in several languages. A famous bearer was Oskar Schindler (1908-1974), who is credited for saved over 1,000 Polish Jews during World War II.

Related Names

VariantsOscar(Swedish) Oscar(Norwegian) Oscar(Danish) Oskari(Finnish)
DiminutiveOsku(Finnish)
Other Languages & CulturesÒscar(Catalan) Oscar(Dutch) Oscar, Ossie(English) Oscar(French) Oszkár(Hungarian) Óskar(Icelandic) Oscar(Irish) Oscar(Irish Mythology) Oscar(Italian) Oskars(Latvian) Óscar(Portuguese) Oscar(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Oskár(Slovak) Óscar(Spanish)
Same SpellingÓskar, Oskár

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   wholesome   strong   strange   simple   serious  

Name Days

Austria: February 3
Czechia: August 1
Estonia: December 1
Finland: December 1
Norway: August 5
Poland: February 3
Sweden: December 1

Categories

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Entry updated June 9, 2023