Oscar is a male name used in a few Western European countries. In Irish legends, Oscar was the son of Oisín. This name was Gaelic, meaning "deer lover." In Old English, the name also means "god spear". This is derived from the Norse name Asgeir which is made up by As, meaning god and referring to the ancient Norse gods - Asar , and Geir which means spear.

People with the given name Oscar

• Oscar I of Sweden, king of Sweden and Norway
• Oscar II of Sweden, king of Sweden and Norway
• Prince Oscar, Duke of Gotland, prince of Sweden and Norway, later Count Bernadotte af Wisborg
• José Oscar Bernardi, Brazilian soccer player once known as "Oscar" (However, in Brazil, "Oscar" by itself now usually refers to the basketball player.)
• Oscar Cortínez, Argentine marathon runner
• Oscar de la Hoya, American boxer
• Oscar de la Renta, a Dominican-born American fashion designer
• Oscar de los Santos, famous millionaire. net worth- $28 million.
• Óscar Freire, Spanish cyclist.
• Oscar Gutierrez, professional wrestler under stage name Rey Mysterio
• Oscar Levant, pianist, composer, comedian, writer, and actor
• Oscar Lawalata, Indonesian costume designer
• Oscar Niemeyer, Brazilian architect
• Oskar Osala, Finnish Ice Hockey Player
• Oscar Parsons, third generation hillbilly Virginian Leather Worker, folk musician see Tomas A Minor
• Óscar Pereiro, Spanish cyclist.
• Oscar Peterson, jazz pianist and composer
• Oscar Pistorius, South African athlete
• Oscar Raise, Italian high jumper
• Oscar van Rappard (1896–1962), Dutch athlete and football (soccer) player
• Oscar Romero, martyred priest.
• Oscar Saunders, Baron of the Dynastic Barony of Oscarithia
• Oskar Schindler, German who saved his Jewish workers from the holocaust
• Oscar Schmidt, Brazilian basketball player
• Óscar Sevilla, Spanish cyclist
• Oscar Strático, Argentine judoka and wrestler
• Óscar Téllez, Spanish football player
• Oscar Traynor, commander of the Dublin brigade IRA (1920-1922)
• Oscar Vega, Spanish boxer
• Oscar Villareal, American baseball player
• Oscar Wendt, Swedish football player
• Oscar Wilde, writer and poet
• Oscar Robertson, NBA legend
• Oscar Brodney, American lawyer-turned-screenwriter

Fictional characters with the given name Oscar

• Oscar (Irish mythology), the warrior son of Oisín and Niamh
• Oscar François de Jarjayes, the main character of the manga and anime series Rose of versailles
• Oscar the Grouch, a Muppet on Sesame Street
• Oscar Madison, a character from The Odd Couple
• Oscar Martinez, a character from The Office
• Oscar Shales, a fictional fugitive from the television series Prison Break
• Oskar Schell, the fictional protagonist from the novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
• A character in the Jay Jay the Jet Plane children's story series
• A fictional fish character from the movie Shark Tale
• Oscar Goldman, a character from The Bionic Woman
• Oskar Matzerath, main character of The Tin Drum
• Oscar, a member of the Greil Mercenaries in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

People with the given name Oskari

• Ruben Oskar Auervaara
• Tommi Oskari Frösén.
• Oskari Jauhiainen teacher, academic
• Pentti Oskari Kangas, musician
• Antti Oskari Tokoi political.
• Oskari Olavi Virta
• Oskari Katajisto
• Oskari Mantere

See also

• Oscar