As you correctly say the specific name for the Oscar is ocellatus normally pronounced os'-sel-lay'-tus. In the UK it is also pronounced os'-kel-lay-tus. Now say that with a London accent and it becomes Oscar-layd-us. The rest is obvious.
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Where the name "Oscar" came from (?)
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Where the name "Oscar" came from (?)
by Mark Stone on Sun May 27, 2007 11:05 am
In 1997 a gentleman named Roger Sleet submitted this explanation of the origin of the name Oscar to my website. Fact or fiction?
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