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Oscar (male)

Variants:Osgar (M) Oskar (M) Oskari (M)
Pet Name(s):Ossie (M) Oz (M) Ozzie (M) Ozzy (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

English and Irish, from Gaelic "deer" + "friend".  Also Scandinavian in honour of Napoleon's son, King Oscar of Sweden.
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