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Oscar
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- 1 A male given name from Irish or Old English.
"My son, though alone, is brave. Oscar is like a beam of the sky: he turns around, and the people fall."
- 2 Initialism of Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 3 A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], a rare anglicization of Mac Oscair (literally “son of Oscar”) (McCusker).
- 4 A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Kentucky; named for Kentucky Representative Oscar Turner.
- 5 A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Louisiana.
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- 6 A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for early settler Oscar Bradford.
- 7 A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Oklahoma; named for local rancher Oscar W. Seay.
- 8 A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Pennsylvania.
- 9 A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
- 1 An Academy Award. informal
"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."
- 2 cash; money. Australia, New-Zealand, slang, uncountable
- 3 A cichlid fish of species Astronotus ocellatus, native to South America, sometimes kept in aquariums.
- 4 Alternative letter-case form of Oscar from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet. alt-of
- 5 an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance wordnet
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- 6 A statuette awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Etymology
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.
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.
Shortened form of Oscar Asche.
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