Gender Masculine
Scripts عمر(Arabic) Омар(Kazakh)
Pronounced Pron. ‘OO-mar(Arabic) ‘O-mar(Egyptian Arabic) O-mahr(English) o-MAR(Spanish)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Alternate transcription of Arabic عمر (see Umar). This is the usual English spelling of the 12th-century poet Umar Khayyam's name. In his honour it has sometimes been used in the English-speaking world, notably for the American general Omar Bradley (1893-1981).

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesÖmər, Ömür(Azerbaijani) Umar, Umaru(Hausa) Umar(Indonesian) Umar(Kyrgyz) Umar(Tajik) Ömer, Ömür(Turkish) Umar(Urdu) Umar(Uzbek) Oumar, Oumarou(Western African)
Surname DescendantOmarov(Kazakh)
Same SpellingÖmər, Omar 2
User SubmissionsÓmar, Omár

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Entry updated December 7, 2022