Oskar

German variation of Oscar

"God spear, or deer-lover or champion warrior"

Oskar Origin and Meaning

The name Oskar is a boy's name of German origin.

Oskar is to Oscar as Jakob is to Jacob: more distinctive and continental.

Oskar Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1275 on Nameberry

Oskar Popularity

• 1275 Nameberry 2024
• 453 Unique 2023
• 223 England 2021
• 201 Scotland 2022
• 17 Germany 2023
• 9 Norway 2023
• 35 Iceland 2014
• 176 Switzerland 2023
• 36 Austria 2023
• 27 Poland 2023
• 100 Estonia 2023
• 10 Slovenia 2023

20 Names Similar to Oskar

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• Nikolas
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• Rudy
• Rasmus
• Lilja
• Frederic
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• Joachim
• Viktor
• Philipp
• Jerome
• Signy
• Lukas
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Famous People Named Oskar

• Oskar Homolka Austrian actor
• Oskar Kokoschka Austrian expressionistic artist
• Oskar Kolberg Polish composer, ethnographer, folklorist
• Oskar Osala Finnish ice hockey player
• Oskar Schlemmer German Bauhaus artist
• Oskar Schindler German industrialist credited with saving over 1,000 Jews during the Holocaust
• Oskar Werner German,Austrian actor
• Oskar Michael (b.2018) son of TV personalities Nate Berkus And Jeremiah Brent

Oskar in Pop Culture

• Oskar Stefansson character in "Sims" series
• Oskar Kokoshka character on animated series "Hey Arnold!"
• Oskar Schell main character in novel/film 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close'
• Oskar Matzerath main character in novel/film 'The Tin Drum'
• Oskar main character in novel/film 'Let the Right One In'