![]() ![]() Compare German Ansgar ( personal name ), Danish Asker, Asger ( personal name ), Norwegian Asgeir ( personal name ), Icelandic Ásgeir ( personal name ). Possibly from Middle Irish Oscar ( the name of Fionn Mac Cumhaill's grandson in Irish mythology ), from Middle Irish os ( “ deer ” ) + cara ( “ friend ” ).Īlternatively, inherited from Old English Ōscār, Ōsgār ( personal name, literally “ spear of the gods/spear of God ” ), from Old English ōs ( “ god ” ) and gār ( “ spear ” ) (see Oswald). Napoleon, an admirer of the Ossianic poems, chose it for his godson Oscar Bernadotte, who became a king of Sweden. Resuscitated by James Mcpherson in The Works of Ossian (1765). ^ Annex 10 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation: Aeronautical Telecommunications Volume II Communication Procedures including those with PANS status, 6th edition, International Civil Aviation Organization, October 2001, retrieved 23 January 2019, page §5.2.1.3, Figure 5–1Įxact origin uncertain. ![]()
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