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The baby name Oszkar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈoskaːr/ (Hungarian); English equivalent: /ˈɒskər/ or /ˈɑːskər/.

Oszkar is Irish in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Irish
Pronunciation: /ˈoskaːr/ (Hungarian); English equivalent: /ˈɒskər/ or /ˈɑːskər/

What is the meaning of the name Oszkar ?

The baby name Oszkar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈoskaːr/ (Hungarian); English equivalent: /ˈɒskər/ or /ˈɑːskər/.

Oszkar is Irish in Origin.

Oszkar is the diacritic-free Hungarian transcription of Oszkár, the local form of Oskar/Oscar. Its roots are usually traced to two converging traditions: a Gaelic compound from os "deer" + cara "friend," yielding "friend of deer," and a Germanic/Norse compound from ás "god" + geirr "spear," read as "divine spear." Both strands shaped the modern European name family; in Hungary the accented Oszkár is standard, while Oszkar appears in international or digital contexts.

The bearer Oscar appears in early Gaelic legend as the valiant grandson of Fionn mac Cumhaill, but the name’s continent-wide rise came in the late 18th-19th centuries through Macpherson’s Ossianic vogue and the Swedish royal house (Kings Oscar I and II), which popularized Oskar across Scandinavia and Central Europe; Hungary adopted Oszkár in this period. Variants include Oszkár (Hungarian), Oskar (German, Polish, Scandinavian), Oscar (English, French, Spanish, Portuguese), Óscar (Iberian), Oskari (Finnish), Oskaras (Lithuanian), Oskars (Latvian), and Òscar (Catalan).

Oszkar is an uncommon pick. Our records hold just 22 recorded uses, spread over 5 countries.

Oszkar has the following similar or variant Names

Oszkar – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
RS Boys 0 #154 1 2,277
HU Boys 0 #165 10 3,954
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
MX Boys 0 #1,026 8 16,355

Oszkar is popular in 5 countries — most recent births per country:

CZ
GT
HU
MX
RS

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People also ask about Oszkar

Oszkar is predominantly a boy's name.
Oszkar is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈoskaːr/ (Hungarian); English equivalent: /ˈɒskər/ or /ˈɑːskər/.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Oszkár, Oszkar, Oscar, Oskar, Óscar and Oskari.
Oszkar is a name of Irish origin, traditionally used in Ireland. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Ireland and its diaspora communities.
It is, yes. Oszkar stays under the radar of the national statistics we cover, so by any standard measure it counts as rare.