Oscar
A male given name from Irish or Old EnglishA male given name from Irish or Old English.
» She won an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress.
Sie wurde für einen Oscar als beste Nebendarstellerin nominiert. — samueldora
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8 sensesA male given name from Irish or Old English.
Oskar, Oscar
О́скарÓskar
О́скарÓskar
A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], a rare anglicization of Mac Oscair (literally “son of Oscar”) (McCusker).
A locale in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Kentucky; named for Kentucky Representative Oscar Turner.
An unincorporated community in Louisiana.
An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for early settler Oscar Bradford.
An unincorporated community in Oklahoma; named for local rancher Oscar W. Seay.
An unincorporated community in Pennsylvania.
An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
Examples
49 sentencesShe won an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress.
deSie wurde für einen Oscar als beste Nebendarstellerin nominiert. — samueldora
Oscar was my mum's dog.
Оскар був собакою моєї мами. — deniko
deOscar war der Hund meiner Mutter. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Did you watch the Oscars?
deHast du die Oscarverleihungen gesehen? — faehrmann
Oscar is baking apple dumplings for the visitors.
Ah, that's not an oscar in your aquarium; it's a piranha!
Translations
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Origin
Exact origin uncertain. Resuscitated by James Mcpherson in The Works of Ossian (1765). NapExact origin uncertain. 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.
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See also
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