First names in Hebrew

First name Oscar: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אוסקר

Gematria value: 367

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Oscar is written אוסקר

Meaning and origin

What does Oscar mean?

Meaning: disputed ("divine spear" or "friend of deer")
Origin: disputed

Oscar has a disputed origin. It is linked either to the Old English Osgar, "divine spear", or to the Irish, where it would mean "friend of deer". It was made famous in the eighteenth century by the Ossian poems, in which Oscar is a hero, and then by the writer Oscar Wilde. It has become one of the favorite boys' names in Britain.

Gematria

Oscar = 367

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אוסקר has 5 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• וthe letter Vav6
• סthe letter Samekh60
• קthe letter Kuf100
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total367

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Resh

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Oscar, from א to ר:

אָחִישָׁה מִפְלָט לִי מֵרוּחַ סֹעָה מִסָּעַר׃

“I would hurry to find myself a shelter from the raging wind and the storm.”

Psalms 55:9

The book of your first name

Oscar, in nine pages

• Oscar, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Oscar
• Oscar, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Oscar in three answers

How do you write Oscar in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Oscar is written אוסקר.

What is the gematria value of Oscar?
Written אוסקר, Oscar is worth 367: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Oscar mean?
Disputed ("divine spear" or "friend of deer") (origin: disputed). Oscar has a disputed origin. It is linked either to the Old English Osgar, "divine spear", or to the Irish, where it would mean "friend of deer". It was made famous in the eighteenth century by the Ossian poems, in which Oscar is a hero, and then by the writer Oscar Wilde. It has become one of the favorite boys' names in Britain.