Oz
Oz Origin and Meaning
While some may think of ruby slippers and a yellow brick road, Oz is a legitimate Hebrew name denoting power. An element in a number of names including Ozni, Oziel, and Ozias, it may also be used as a stand-alone choice which may appeal to those who enjoy the likes of Ty, Ed, Bo, and Cy.
As an English name, it derives from the Old English os meaning "god" and can be found in names such as Osmond, Osgood, and Osborn.
From its Irish roots, it is a diminutive of Oscar, which is the given name of the Wizard of Oz. In this case, it would come from the Old Irish oss meaning "deer".
As Ozias, Osgood, and Osmond start to sound more cool and less grandpa, and with Ozzy already on the rise, this (even) shorter may begin to feel like a very modern possibility. In fact, 40 boys were given the name Oz in the US in 2023, nearly double the number who received a decade earlier.
- Oz Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
- Names Similar to Oz
- Famous People Named Oz
- The name Oz in Pop Culture
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Oz Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Popularity of the name Oz
20 Names Similar to Oz
Famous People Named Oz
- Öz Beg Khan (1282–1341)longest,reigning khan of the Golden Horde
- Oz Almog (born 1956)Israeli–Austrian artist
- Oz Ifrah (born 1982)Israeli football player
- Oz Peretz (born 1994)Israeli footballer
- Oz Raly (born 1987)Israeli footballer
- Osman "Oz" Bengur (born 1949)American investment banker and politician
- Richard "Oz" Griebel (born 1949)American banker, lawyer and politician
- Osgood Robert "Oz" Perkins (born 1974)American actor
- Osborne "Oz" Scott (born 1949)American director and television producer
- Oz Foxstage name of musician Richard Alfonso Martinez of band Stryper
- Mehmet OzAmerican surgeon, author, and talk show host
- Frank OzAmerican Muppeteer and actor
- Aven"Neva" spelled backwards for a boy baby
The name Oz in Pop Culture
- Oscar Diggs "Oz"a supposed wizard from The Wizard Of Oz
- "Oz" a television show about a prison
- Daniel "Oz" Osbornecharacter on Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Oz Vessalius/Bezariusmain character of the anime/manga Pandora Hearts
- Oz (Ozymandias)character in "When the Wind Blows"
- Ozcharacter in manga "One Piece"
- Leonard "Oz" Osbournea Geordie bricklayer in British TV series "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"
- Nicholas "Oz" Oseranskya character in film "The Whole Nine Yards"
- Oza playable character in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare's Exo Zombies mode
- Ozcharacter in TV series, "Canimals"
- Oz / Yellowcharacter in "Monster Prom"
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