See also: Oskár, Óskar, and öskar

Czech edit

 
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English Oscar, from Middle Irish Oscar.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Oskar m anim

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Oscar

Declension edit

This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.

Danish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From English Oscar, from Middle Irish Oscar.

Proper noun edit

Oskar

  1. a male given name

Estonian edit

Etymology edit

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

Proper noun edit

Oskar

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

Faroese edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Oskar m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes edit

Patronymics

Declension edit

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Oskar
Accusative Oskar
Dative Oskari
Genitive Oskars

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

Variant of Oskari.

Pronunciation edit

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

Proper noun edit

Oskar

  1. a male given name

Declension edit

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 edit

  • Oskar is the 238th (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 edit

 
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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English Oscar, from Middle Irish Oscar.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔskaʁ/
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  • Hyphenation: Os‧kar

Proper noun edit

Oskar

  1. a male given name

Norwegian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From English Oscar, from Middle Irish Oscar.

Proper noun edit

Oskar

  1. a male given name

Polish edit

 
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Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Oskar m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Oscar

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • Oskar in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From English Oscar, from Middle Irish Oscar.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Oskar c (genitive Oskars)

  1. a male given name

Usage notes edit

  • 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 edit

  • [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 edit