Oscar (meaning and origin)

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Oscar

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Meaning and origin
Oscar is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `Deer Lover`.

Where is it used?
The name Oscar is mainly used in English and in Irish.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Oskar (In Scandinavian, German and in Polish)
Oszk�r (In Hungarian)
Oskari (In Finnish)

If it's too long people might use
In English: Oz

See also
In English: Ozzie
In English: Oswald
In English: Ozzy (M)

Extra information:
From Old English. Alternative meanings (Irish) Deer Lover

What Oscar`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Oscar:
It's quite an old English name and it's quite sophisticated.
The worst thing about the name:
Being called Ozzie
If my name wasn`t Oscar....:
My mum chose Oscar, Billy or Charlie
Extra information:
Nothing else
The best thing about the name Oscar:
its a nice name
The worst thing about the name:
nothing
If my name wasn`t Oscar....:

Extra information:

More `Oscar` links
Oscar as abbreviation
Actors named Oscar
Oscar in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Oscar

Oscar appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 121. In the last 128 years Oscar has occupied a spot in the top 1000 without interruptions. The name reached the top-100 5 times. 1890 was a `top year` for the name Oscar. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #29. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	121
2006	118
2005	116
2004	123
2003	122
2002	121
2001	121
2000	122
1999	116
1998	129
1997	127
1996	125
1995	130
1994	123
1993	123
1992	130
1991	134
1990	135
1980	176
1970	225
1960	245
1950	192
1940	167
1930	125
1920	90
1910	73
1900	47
1890	29
1880	29