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What do people really think of Oscar?

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VanillaIce · 14/09/2009 17:42

Hello - can I guage opinion on Oscar? I really like it, but feel I am hearing it everywhere these days. Is it "on the up"?

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Conundrumish · 14/09/2009 17:43

I like it but I think where we are, it is 'up, rather than 'on the up'.

LynetteScavo · 14/09/2009 17:46

Check out the national statistics for baby names for the past few years..it has shot up. Not shure where it's going now, but of course it's a fab name.

BikeRunSki · 14/09/2009 18:09

V popular in pre schoolers round here.

warthog · 14/09/2009 18:12

cat

MadBadandDangerousToKnow · 14/09/2009 18:14

Definitely one of the most popular names around here - two in my child's class.

LovelyTinOfSpam · 14/09/2009 18:20

V popular around here.

LovelyTinOfSpam · 14/09/2009 18:21

Love your name BTW vanillaice

hellokitty123 · 14/09/2009 21:23

It has become VERY common here (Surrey) - 3 Oscar's in my ds's nursery group of 35!

Ewe · 14/09/2009 21:25

I know about five, also in Surrey (actually one of them is in Cambridge).

NorbertDentressangle · 14/09/2009 21:26

Quite popular here too but it reminds me of a dogs name

LittleMissWorryHead · 15/09/2009 08:57

If you go to the ONS website, I think Oscar went up 10 places in the last year. That made me happier that i didn't pick it for DS2 I admit......but I think its a lovely name and if I ever had DC4 he would be an Oscar.

kittybrown · 15/09/2009 09:21

I love him to bits but then he is my son.

My Oscar is 10 and the only one in the school of 400ish. I think they must all live in Surrey.

persephoneplum · 15/09/2009 09:41

I love Oscar! We loved it for a second boy... pity we already had a Felix ;)

Nevertheless, we used in the middle spot for our second boy - it was a family name. It's quite popular (but not uber-popular) around here, but I don't think that makes it lose any of its charm.

suwoo · 15/09/2009 09:50

My new DS is called Felix Oscar. The kind MNetters informed me of the 'odd couple' connecton. I chose to ignore those opinions .

MrsBadger · 15/09/2009 09:54

popular and IMo slightly poncey

we were in Surrey at the weekend and there were indeed lots of them

HigherThanAWombat · 15/09/2009 10:05

I love it. It is very popular though.

Nancy10 · 15/09/2009 11:02

It's quite sweet for a little boy but I can't imagine a grown man called Oscar. I do associate it with pet names though!

MsHighwater · 15/09/2009 11:03

I like it so much we gave it to one of our cats. the other one is Felix.

Nancy10 · 15/09/2009 11:16

(grin) (grin) to MsHighwater.

Acanthus · 15/09/2009 11:16

It's a cat's name

MummyCruz · 21/09/2009 09:13

I had a cat called Oscar.

Pingpong · 21/09/2009 09:18

sorry suwoo I have to agree with MsHighwater Felix and Oscar are cat names!
I also think Oscar is a bit poncey but that's just me - I don't live in Surrey BTW and I know no one called Oscar although nephew has it as a middle name. This side of the family were all a little surprised with the choice!

Grisette · 21/09/2009 09:38

All the Oscars I know are naughty!

AstronomyDomine · 21/09/2009 09:40

he's Wilde.

Loujalou · 21/09/2009 18:25

My cousin's dog is called Oscar.