# Oscar
## Translingual

* Oscar [1]
* Oscar [2]
* Oscar [3]

### Alternative forms

* oscar, OSCAR

### Etymology

Borrowed from English Oscar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɔska]

### Noun

Oscar
* (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the letter O.
* (nautical) Signal flag for the letter O.
* (time zone) UTC−02:00
ICAO/NATO radiotelephonic clear codes :
| Alfa | Bravo | Charlie | Delta | Echo | Foxtrot | Golf | Hotel | India | Juliett | Kilo | Lima | Mike |
| November | Oscar | Papa | Quebec | Romeo | Sierra | Tango | Uniform | Victor | Whiskey | Xray | Yankee | Zulu |
| zero | one | two | three (tree) | four (fower) | five (fife) | six | seven | eight | nine (niner) | hundred | thousand | decimal |

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ DIN 5009:2022-06, Deutsches Institut für Normung, 2022 June, page Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“)

## English
### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˈɑs.kɚ/
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈɒs.kə/
* Audio (Canada):(file)

### Etymology 1

Exact origin uncertain. Resuscitated by James Mcpherson in The Works of Ossian (1765). Napoleon, an admirer of the Ossianic poems, chose it for his godson Oscar Bernadotte, who became a king of Sweden.
The modern given name is a conflation of two unrelated names: first, Middle Irish Oscar (the name of Fionn Mac Cumhaill's grandson in Irish mythology), from Middle Irish os (“deer”) + cara (“friend”); and second, Old English Ōscār, Ōsgār (personal name, literally “spear of the gods/spear of God”), from Old English ōs (“god”) and gār (“spear”) (see Oswald). Compare German Ansgar (personal name), Danish Asker, Asger (personal name), Norwegian Asgeir (personal name), Icelandic Ásgeir (personal name).
(Academy Award): Disputed. Said to have been named by actress Bette Davis after her first husband, Harmon Oscar Nelson, or by secretary Margaret Herrick after her cousin Oscar Pierce.

#### Proper noun

Oscar
* A male given name from Irish or Old English.
** 1765, James Macpherson, The Poems of Ossian, Tauchnitz, published 1847, page 192:My son, though alone, is brave. Oscar is like a beam of the sky: he turns around, and the people fall.
** 2005 Marc Cerasini, etc, Operation Hell Gate, HarperEntertainment, →ISBN, page 134:
    Had a funny first name, like Oscar or maybe - no! I remember now. It was Felix. Felix Tanner.
* A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], a rare anglicization of Mac Oscair (“son of Oscar”) (McCusker).
* A locale in the United States.
** An unincorporated community in Kentucky; named for Kentucky Representative Oscar Turner.
** An unincorporated community in Louisiana.
** An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for early settler Oscar Bradford.
** An unincorporated community in Oklahoma; named for local rancher Oscar W. Seay.
** An unincorporated community in Pennsylvania.
** An unincorporated community in West Virginia.

##### Derived terms

* Oscar the Grouch

##### Translations
#### Noun

Oscar (plural Oscars)
* (informal) An Academy Award.
** 2006 October 18, David M. Halbfinger, “Hollywood Film Chain’s Latest Link”, in The New York Times‎:Primarily seen as a publicity vehicle for late-year releases, the awards show and its promoters have lately made pretensions to Oscar oracling: Jamie Foxx won the “breakthrough actor of the year” prize for “Ray” in 2004, after all, and Paul Haggis and his ensemble cast were honored for “Crash” four months before it won best picture.
** 2016 March 3, David Thomson, The Guardian‎:The gulf between cinephiles and the public has grown wide. There are pictures that make a lot of money, but seldom win big Oscars or attract young people to the show
* A statuette awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

##### Derived terms

* legacy Oscar
* Oscar bait
* Oscarworthy

##### Descendants

* French: oscariser

### Etymology 2

Shortened form of Oscar Asche.

#### Noun

Oscar (uncountable)
* (rhyming slang, Australia, New Zealand) cash; money.

### See also

* (award): Academy Awards

### Anagrams

* ASROC, ROSCA, orcas, Carso, Rasco, sarco-, ocras, AOCRs, Arcos, Rocas, sacro-, Coras

## Danish
### Proper noun

Oscar
* a male given name, variant of Oskar

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Oscar
* a male given name, variant of Oskar

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɔ.skar/
* Rhymes: -ɔskar
* Hyphenation: Ò‧scar

### Proper noun

Oscar m
* a male given name from Irish

### References

* ↑ Oscar in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

## Norwegian
### Proper noun

Oscar
* a male given name, variant of Oskar

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /osˈka(ʁ)/ [osˈka(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /osˈka(ʁ)/ [osˈka(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /osˈka(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /oʃˈka(ʁ)/ [oʃˈka(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /osˈka(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɔʃˈkaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɔʃˈkaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɔʃˈka.ɾi/
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Hyphenation: Os‧car

#### Proper noun

Oscar m (plural Oscares)
* (Brazil) a male given name, equivalent to English Oscar; variant form Óscar
** 2025 February 28, Lucas Salum, “‘Orfeu da Conceição’: a peça que fundou a bossa nova e reuniu Niemeyer, Jorge Amado e Haroldo Costa”, in Brasil de Fato‎, São Paulo, archived from the original on 2025-03-04:Por trás do elenco, a equipe de produção reuniu nomes como Oscar Niemeyer para a cenografia, Moacir Sclier e Jorge Amado, além da dupla que fazia seu encontro inédito, Vinicius de Moraes e Tom Jobim.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

### Etymology 2

Unadapted borrowing from English Oscar.

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈɔs.kɐʁ/ [ˈɔs.kɐh]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈɔs.kɐʁ/ [ˈɔs.kɐh]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ˈɔs.kɐɾ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈɔʃ.kɐʁ/ [ˈɔʃ.kɐχ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈɔs.kaɻ/
* Hyphenation: Os‧car

#### Noun

Oscar m (plural Oscars)
* (Brazil) Alternative form of óscar (“Academy Award”)
** 2009, Robson Campos De Abreu, Teatro para Mágicos, Clube de Autores, page 60:A música é tão importante que existe até categoria de premiação no Oscar, pois a mesma ajuda a criar todo o clima que vemos nos filmes[,] seja este um filme divertido e infantil, ou seja, aquele terror super hiper mega blaster assustador.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 2025 March 2, Eliane Paiva, quotee, “'Ainda Estou Aqui' ganha Oscar de Melhor Filme Internacional: a trajetória da produção que leva primeiro prêmio para o Brasil”, in BBC News Brasil‎, archived from the original on 2025-03-03:"A gente festeja um Oscar e está achando tudo muito bom em termos de denúncia, mas antes de qualquer coisa, é a denúncia de um assassinato brutal dentro de um quartel de Exército no Brasil. Do que a gente está tratando é de um assassinato", disse Eliane Paiva.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

## Swedish
### Alternative forms

* Oskar

### Etymology

From English Oscar, from Middle Irish Oscar. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1803.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /¹ɔskar/
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Oscar c (genitive Oscars)
* a male given name

#### Usage notes

* Borne by two kings, the name became very popular in 19th century Sweden. It returned to favor in the end of the 20th century, as the most common first name of boys born in Sweden in the 2000s decade.

#### Related terms

* (surnames) Oscarsson, Oskarsson

#### See also

* Ossian

### References

* Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
* Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 30 402 males with the given name Oscar (compared to 43 180 named Oskar) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.