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Oscar

English translation/equivalent: Oscar

Origin: Derived from the German and composed of ansa, "God, divinity," and gaira, "warrior," therefore meaning "warrior of God."

Name Day/Onomastico: February 3—in memory of St. Ascario or Oscar (died 865).

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