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OSCAR	Previous Names
Masculine English, Irish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Irish Mythology Possibly means "deer lover", derived from Gaelic os "deer" and cara "lover". Alternatively, it may derive from the Old English OSGAR or its Old Norse cognate ÁSGEIRR, which may have been brought to Ireland by Viking invaders and settlers. more...

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