Oskar

Oskar is the continental European form of the Old English and Old Norse name Oscar, composed of elements meaning either "god spear" (from Old English os and gar) or, in the Norse tradition, "deer friend" (from Old Norse áss and kárr). The name was popularized across Scandinavia largely through the influence of the Ossianic poems of James Macpherson, which Napoleon Bonaparte admired so greatly that he named his godson Oskar, who later became King Oscar I of Sweden. The spelling Oskar became the standard form in German-speaking countries and throughout much of northern and central Europe, including Polish, Czech, and Finnish usage. Closely related forms include Oscar, Óskar, and Oskár.