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.
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.
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:
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