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Oscar

Meaning

Possibly means "deer friend", derived from Gaelic os "deer" and cara "friend". Alternatively, it may

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Name Personality

Based on famous people named Oscar and cultural associations, this name tends to be associated with:

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Leadership

Famous People Named Oscar

Oscar and Lucinda

Oscar and Lucinda is a novel by Australian author Peter Carey which won the 1988 Booker Prize and the 1989 Miles Franklin Award.

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Oscar Straus (composer)

Oscar Nathan Straus (6 March 1870 – 11 January 1954) was a Viennese composer of operettas, film scores, and songs.

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Oscar Gonzáles (writer)

Oscar Gonzales is an author and poet born in Puerto Cortes, Honduras.

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Oscar Shumsky

Oscar Shumsky (March 23, 1917 in Philadelphia – July 24, 2000 in Rye, New York) was an American violinist and conductor born to Russian-Jewish parents.

Oscar Gustave Rejlander

Oscar Gustave Rejlander (Stockholm, 19 October 1813 – Clapham, London, 18 January 1875) was a pioneering Victorian art photographer and an expert in photomontage.

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Oscar in Other Languages

CatalanÒscar
DanishAnsgar
DanishAsger
DanishOskar
DutchOscar
EnglishOscar
FinnishOskari
FinnishOsku

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