February 3
Why this day? Oz is a short form of Oscar, and shares its name day.
Oz is celebrated in the United States and Brazil on February 3.
Oz is a short form of Oscar. It keeps its origin (Germanic and Old English os (god) + gar (spear)) and meaning — the spear of god / the divine spear, and shares its name day, February 3.
On birth records, Oz is rarely written as such: the Ozs are Oscars (205,504 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Oscar page. Oz is also a short form of Ozzie, Ozell, Osiel.
Oz is a short form of Oscar, which means the spear of god / the divine spear.
February 3, together with Oscar: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Oscar.
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