Consequently, at the time many Swedes were named Oscar. The name was given to more than a half-dozen members of Scandinavian royal houses. The given name Oscar does also derive from the Old English ÅsgÄr, which is of an entirely different origin (from two Old English elements meaning god and spear).
Kingston is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is located on the eastern end of Lake Ontario, at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River (south end of the Rideau Canal). The city is located midway between Toronto and Montreal. The Thousand Islands tourist region is nearby to the east.
Ontario â One of Canadaâs Unique Provinces! Ontario is a unique Canadian province, located in southeastern Canada between the provinces of Manitoba and Quebec and immediately north of the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Minnesota in the United States. Ontario is the leader for Canadaâs manufacturing industry and does a great deal of business (particularly related to the auto industry) with the US state of Michigan (just across the border to the south); 2  The capital of Canada (Ottawa, population 870,250) is located in Ontario.