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The name Óscar is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Oscar, derived from Old Irish elements meaning deer and dear friend, or alternatively traced to Old English roots combining the elements for gods and spear. It gained widespread popularity in the Hispanic world partly through the influence of the Ossianic poems popularized by James Macpherson in the 18th century, which captivated European Romanticism and led figures such as Napoleon Bonaparte to name his godson Oscar, who later became King Oscar I of Sweden. The name is common across Spanish-speaking countries and shares its origin with the Scandinavian Oscar and Irish Oscur.