Oscar is a Scandinavian name derived from the Old English os “god” and gar “spear”.
It is also an Irish mythological name: Oscar was the name of Oisin’s son and the grandson of the hero Fionn mac Cumhail. It almost certainly means “lover of deer” or “beloved of deer”, derived from Gaelic os “deer” combined cara “lover”.
It is also the name of a boy born on 06/07/08 at 6.04 AM, believed to be the next ‘Flash Gordon’ …
