Oskar

See also: Oskár, Óskar, and öskar

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English Oscar, from Middle Irish Oscar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈoskar]

Proper noun

Oskar m anim

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Oscar

Declension

Declension of Oskar (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Oskar	Oskarové
genitive	Oskara	Oskarů
dative	Oskarovi, Oskaru	Oskarům
accusative	Oskara	Oskary
vocative	Oskare	Oskarové
locative	Oskarovi, Oskaru	Oskarech
instrumental	Oskarem	Oskary

Danish

Alternative forms

• Oscar

Etymology

From English Oscar, from Middle Irish Oscar.

Proper noun

Oskar

1. a male given name

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Oskar, from English Oscar, from Middle Irish Oscar.

Proper noun

Oskar

1. a male given name from Swedish, equivalent to English Oscar

Faroese

Etymology

From English Oscar, in turn from Middle Irish Oscar or Old English Ōscār, Ōsgār. In the latter case, it is a doublet of Ásgeir

Proper noun

Oskar m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Oskar: Oskarsson
• daughter of Oskar: Oskarsdóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Oskar
accusative	Oskar
dative	Oskari
genitive	Oskars

Finnish

Etymology

Variant of Oskari.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoskɑr/, [ˈo̞s̠kɑ̝r]
• Rhymes: -oskɑr
• Hyphenation^(key): Os‧kar

Proper noun

Oskar

1. a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Oskar (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Oskar	Oskarit
genitive		Oskarin	Oskarien
partitive		Oskaria	Oskareja
illative		Oskariin	Oskareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Oskar	Oskarit
accusative	nom.	Oskar	Oskarit
	gen.	Oskarin
genitive		Oskarin	Oskarien
partitive		Oskaria	Oskareja
inessive		Oskarissa	Oskareissa
elative		Oskarista	Oskareista
illative		Oskariin	Oskareihin
adessive		Oskarilla	Oskareilla
ablative		Oskarilta	Oskareilta
allative		Oskarille	Oskareille
essive		Oskarina	Oskareina
translative		Oskariksi	Oskareiksi
abessive		Oskaritta	Oskareitta
instructive		—	Oskarein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Oskar (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Oskarini Oskarini accusative nom. Oskarini Oskarini gen. Oskarini genitive Oskarini Oskarieni partitive Oskariani Oskarejani inessive Oskarissani Oskareissani elative Oskaristani Oskareistani illative Oskariini Oskareihini adessive Oskarillani Oskareillani ablative Oskariltani Oskareiltani allative Oskarilleni Oskareilleni essive Oskarinani Oskareinani translative Oskarikseni Oskareikseni abessive Oskarittani Oskareittani instructive — — comitative — Oskareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Oskarisi Oskarisi accusative nom. Oskarisi Oskarisi gen. Oskarisi genitive Oskarisi Oskariesi partitive Oskariasi Oskarejasi inessive Oskarissasi Oskareissasi elative Oskaristasi Oskareistasi illative Oskariisi Oskareihisi adessive Oskarillasi Oskareillasi ablative Oskariltasi Oskareiltasi allative Oskarillesi Oskareillesi essive Oskarinasi Oskareinasi translative Oskariksesi Oskareiksesi abessive Oskarittasi Oskareittasi instructive — — comitative — Oskareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Oskarimme Oskarimme accusative nom. Oskarimme Oskarimme gen. Oskarimme genitive Oskarimme Oskariemme partitive Oskariamme Oskarejamme inessive Oskarissamme Oskareissamme elative Oskaristamme Oskareistamme illative Oskariimme Oskareihimme adessive Oskarillamme Oskareillamme ablative Oskariltamme Oskareiltamme allative Oskarillemme Oskareillemme essive Oskarinamme Oskareinamme translative Oskariksemme Oskareiksemme abessive Oskarittamme Oskareittamme instructive — — comitative — Oskareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Oskarinne Oskarinne accusative nom. Oskarinne Oskarinne gen. Oskarinne genitive Oskarinne Oskarienne partitive Oskarianne Oskarejanne inessive Oskarissanne Oskareissanne elative Oskaristanne Oskareistanne illative Oskariinne Oskareihinne adessive Oskarillanne Oskareillanne ablative Oskariltanne Oskareiltanne allative Oskarillenne Oskareillenne essive Oskarinanne Oskareinanne translative Oskariksenne Oskareiksenne abessive Oskarittanne Oskareittanne instructive — — comitative — Oskareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Oskarinsa Oskarinsa accusative nom. Oskarinsa Oskarinsa gen. Oskarinsa genitive Oskarinsa Oskariensa partitive Oskariaan Oskariansa Oskarejaan Oskarejansa inessive Oskarissaan Oskarissansa Oskareissaan Oskareissansa elative Oskaristaan Oskaristansa Oskareistaan Oskareistansa illative Oskariinsa Oskareihinsa adessive Oskarillaan Oskarillansa Oskareillaan Oskareillansa ablative Oskariltaan Oskariltansa Oskareiltaan Oskareiltansa allative Oskarilleen Oskarillensa Oskareilleen Oskareillensa essive Oskarinaan Oskarinansa Oskareinaan Oskareinansa translative Oskarikseen Oskariksensa Oskareikseen Oskareiksensa abessive Oskarittaan Oskarittansa Oskareittaan Oskareittansa instructive — — comitative — Oskareineen Oskareinensa

Statistics

• Oskar is the 238^th (tied with 1 other name) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 2,188 male individuals (and as a middle name to 4,114 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Alternative forms

• Oscar

Etymology

Borrowed from English Oscar, from Middle Irish Oscar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔskaʁ/

• Audio (Austria):

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• Hyphenation: Os‧kar

Proper noun

Oskar

1. a male given name

Norwegian

Alternative forms

• Oscar

Etymology

From English Oscar, from Middle Irish Oscar.

Proper noun

Oskar

1. a male given name

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔs.kar/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔskar
• Syllabification: Os‧kar

Proper noun

Oskar m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Oscar

Declension

Declension of Oskar

	singular	plural
nominative	Oskar	Oskarowie
genitive	Oskara	Oskarów
dative	Oskarowi	Oskarom
accusative	Oskara	Oskarów
instrumental	Oskarem	Oskarami
locative	Oskarze	Oskarach
vocative	Oskarze	Oskarowie

Further reading

• Oskar in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Oscar

Etymology

From English Oscar, from Middle Irish Oscar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /¹ɔskar/

Proper noun

Oskar c (genitive Oskars)

1. a male given name

Usage notes

• Became very fashionable in 19th century, as the name (Oscar) of two kings of Sweden.
• Returned to favor in the 1980s. Oskar or Oscar (the slightly more common spelling today) is the most common first name of boys born in Sweden in the 2000s decade.

References

• [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 43 180 males with the given name Oskar (compared to 30 402 named Oscar) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1900s decade and in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Anagrams

• orsak