Omar (name) explained

Omar
Gender:Male
Meaning:'flourishing, long-lived' (Arabic) or 'wealthy, famous' (Germanic) or 'eloquent, gifted speaker' (Hebrew)
Region:Middle East
Origin:Arabic, Hebrew, Germanic
Related Names:Mohammed, Abdulah, Ali, Ahmad, Khalid, Hamza, Ibrahim, Adam

Omar/Umar/Omer is a masculine given name that has different origins in Arabic, Hebrew and German.

Umar or Omar is a common name (Arabic: عمر) in Arabic-speaking and Muslim populations in general. Omar is represented in Islamic traditions, meaning 'flourishing, long lived'. The name dates back to the emergence and military success of Islam, which were partly due to the second caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab (also spelled Omar,).

There was also a biblical figure by the name of Omer (Hebrew: אוֹמָר) in the Hebrew Bible, meaning 'eloquent' or 'gifted speaker'. Another similar Hebrew name is Omer (Hebrew: עומר), derived from 'sheaf' or 'bundle of grain'.

The name Icelandic: Ómar also became popular as a man's name in Iceland, and to a much lesser extent in Nordic countries.[1] The name can also be a variant of Ottomar or Othmar, a Germanic name consisting of elements Germanic languages: *aud, meaning 'wealthy', and Germanic languages: *mari, meaning 'fame'.

The name Somali: Omaar (Somali: أومار) is a Somali name, not a variant of Omar/Umar. It comes from the Somali word Somali: Oomaar which means 'hot steam from boiling pot'.

Given name

Monarchs named Omar or Umar

Caliphs

Other monarchs

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Middle name

Fictional characters

Omer

Ómar

Ömer

Oumar

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Umaru

Other

Surname

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Omaar

Omer, Ömer

Oumar / Oumarou

Umar

Omarova

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ómar . Nordic Names . 2021-10-23 .

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