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Oscar??

35 replies

OutofControl3 · 24/10/2022 20:27

Trying to figure out if I like this name for my little boy... Oscar who likes it?

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supersonicginandtonic · 30/10/2022 10:28

Oliver is far more overdone than Oscar 🙈

I loved the name Oscar for my son but he had the only surname I couldn't use it with 🙄

Hoppinggreen · 30/10/2022 10:59

RandomMusings7 · 30/10/2022 10:24

I love it. It works just as well for a baby as for a grown man and it's international enough to be recognised and pronounced right in most places.

Yep.
DH is from another EU country and we spend a lot of time in another EU country and it’s used in both of those too.
As for Oliver being less common there was only I Oscar in his Primary year group and 2 Oliver’s and it’s the same at Secondary

Thisisnotmyname2 · 30/10/2022 11:17

I like it. There are two in my sons year 1 class, we are South West England.

Dassams · 30/10/2022 12:59

Oliver and Oscar are both early 2000 names that were fashionable and are both falling out of favour. To me they both sound overused and dated.

Have a look at names outside the top 100, perhaps there's some names you love that are less popular/fashionable?

Rayna37 · 30/10/2022 13:06

I'm not mad keen and I know 3 all between about one and three (plus a late teen) all in my small city.

WolverineBlueyy · 30/10/2022 15:06

I have an Oscar and I don't think it would ever sound dated as it seems pretty classic to me. Popular around the world too, weather Irish, Latin American, Scandinavia etc so I think it's versatile!

RedToothBrush · 30/10/2022 15:17

RandomMusings7 · 30/10/2022 10:25

If Oscar is a bit too overdone... how about Oliver?

You are having a laugh right?!!
😂

Kikikik · 14/11/2022 20:29

Love the name Oscar.... Unfortunately I let my daughter use it for one of our goats (thanks to big barn farm) so can't use it for my expected boy baby.

MissHavishamsMouldyOldCake · 14/11/2022 20:31

I'm Irish so it's a classic name to me. My brother is a 40-something Oscar. It's more of a faddy name in the UK though.

Gummibär · 14/11/2022 20:36

It feels very 2010s and will probably soon sound a little dated.

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