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Nicknames for Oscar

Ozzy, Ossie, Oz, Scar (if he grows up to be a gangster), Bozzy, Bozo

Meanings and history of the name Oscar

Oscar (Irish) possibly from the Gaelic phrase "os cara", meaning "friend of the deer". James Macpherson used the name in his Ossianic poems. Napoleon, an admirer of those works, imposed it on his little French godson, who ascended the throne of Sweden as Oscar I (or Oskar I).

The 'Os' part could well be from the Old English word for god (Old Norse equivalent 'As'). Not the Christian god, but one of the pagan gods.

Also a Old Norse name meaning God's spear. Anglicized from Ásgeirr

Famous real-life people named Oscar

Oscar Isaac, Guatemalan American actor
Oscar Villarreal, American baseball player
Oscar Wilde, Irish writer
Oscar De La Hoya, Puerto Rican boxer
Oscar Pistorious, South African runner
Oscar de la Renta, Dominican designer based in New York City
Oscar Hammerstein, American theatrical producer
Oscar Klefbom, professional hockey player (Edmonton Oilers)
Oscar Griffiths (b. 2006), son of American-British film, television, and theatre actress, activist, and writer Gillian Anderson

Oscar in song, story & screen

Oscar the Grouch from the children's television program Sesame Street
Oscar Martinez, character from "The Office" (TV series)
Oscar Madison, character from "The Odd Couple" Movie and (TV series)

Oscar is the nickname for the Academy Award, the most prestigious film award in America, presented yearly by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Oscar Mayer is an American food company started by Oscar Ferdinand Mayer in the 1880s. Today they are a popular producer of hot dogs, bologna, and other deli meats. Their most famous slogan, written in 1963, begins, "Oh, I wish I were an Oscar Mayer weiner..."

Robert Finley Awards, the official award show name for the Independent Theatre Association in Australia

Oscar "Spooky" Diaz from Netflix's "On My Block" portrayed by Julio Macias
Oscar 'The Shark Slayer' from "Shark Tale"