Oz

Hebrew, Irish

"strength, powerful, courageous; deer friend"

Oz Origin and Meaning

The name Oz is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "strength, powerful, courageous; deer friend".

This may be a legitimate Hebrew name denoting power, but to any American kid, it will evoke ruby slippers and a yellow brick road. The full Hebrew name is Ozni, who was a grandson of Jacob in the Bible.

As full names such as Ozias, Osgood, and Osmond start to sound more cool and less grandpa, the short form Oz will feel like a more modern possibility, especially since Ozzy is already on the rise.

Equally, it may be used as a diminutive of Oscar, which is the given name of the Wizard of Oz.

Oz Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1039 on Nameberry

Oz Popularity

• 1039 Nameberry 2024
• 74 Israel 2023

20 Names Similar to Oz

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Oz.

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• Kizzy
• Ozzie
• Dex
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• Ozias
• Jeb
• Moss
• Poe
• Altair
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• Vaughn
• Wyn
• Iggy
• Dash
• Aziz
• Osmond

Famous People Named Oz

• Öz Beg Khan (1282–1341) longest,reigning khan of the Golden Horde
• Oz Almog (born 1956) Israeli–Austrian artist
• Oz Ifrah (born 1982) Israeli football player
• Oz Peretz (born 1994) Israeli footballer
• Oz Raly (born 1987) Israeli footballer
• Osman "Oz" Bengur (born 1949) American investment banker and politician
• Richard "Oz" Griebel (born 1949) American banker, lawyer and politician
• Osgood Robert "Oz" Perkins (born 1974) American actor
• Osborne "Oz" Scott (born 1949) American director and television producer
• Oz Fox stage name of musician Richard Alfonso Martinez of band Stryper
• Mehmet Oz American surgeon, author, and talk show host
• Frank Oz American Muppeteer and actor

Oz in Pop Culture

• Oscar Diggs "Oz" a supposed wizard from The Wizard Of Oz
• "Oz " a television show about a prison
• Daniel "Oz" Osborne character on Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Oz Vessalius/Bezarius main character of the anime/manga Pandora Hearts
• Oz (Ozymandias) character in "When the Wind Blows"
• Oz character in manga "One Piece"
• Leonard "Oz" Osbourne a Geordie bricklayer in British TV series "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"
• Nicholas "Oz" Oseransky a character in film "The Whole Nine Yards"
• Oz a playable character in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare's Exo Zombies mode
• Oz character in TV series, "Canimals"
• Oz / Yellow character in "Monster Prom"