Oz
Hebrew
"strength, powerful, courageous"Oz Origin and Meaning
The name Oz is boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "strength, powerful, courageous".
This may be a legitimate Hebrew name denoting power, but to any American kid, it will evoke ruby slippers and a yellow brick road. The full Hebrew name is Ozni, who was a grandson of Jacob in the Bible.
As full names such as Ozias, Osgood, and Osmond start to sound more cool and less grandpa, the short form Oz will feel like a more modern possibility.
As full names such as Ozias, Osgood, and Osmond start to sound more cool and less grandpa, the short form Oz will feel like a more modern possibility.
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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
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"