Oscar

In English

Origin: Irish Osgar, from os ‎(“deer”) + cara ‎(“friend”); resuscitated by James Mcpherson in The Works of Ossian (1765). Napoleon, an admirer of the Ossianic poems, chose it for his godson Oscar Bernadotte, who became a king of Sweden. It can also be explained by Old English ōs ‎(“god”) and gār ‎(“spear”) (see Oswald).

Meaning(s):

-A statuette awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

-The letter ''O'' in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

-( male name -comes from the Irish language-).

-(label en informal) An Academy Award.

In German

Meaning(s):

-( male name), a variant spelling of Oskar.

In Swedish

Origin: From English Oscar. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1803.

Meaning(s):

-( male name).

In Danish

Meaning(s):

-( male name), a variant spelling of Oskar.

In Norwegian

Meaning(s):

-( male name), a variant spelling of Oskar.

In Portuguese

Meaning(s):

-(Oscar) (male)

In Translingual

Meaning(s):

-The letter O in the ICAO spelling alphabet.