Omar 1

Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic, Bosnian, Kazakh, Malay, English, Spanish, Italian
Scripts عمر(Arabic) Омар(Kazakh)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈʕu.mar/(Arabic) /ˈʕo.mar/(Egyptian Arabic) /ˈoʊ.mɑɹ/(American English) /ˈəʊ.mɑː/(British English) /o.ˈmaɾ/(Spanish)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

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

Related Names

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

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Entry updated December 1, 2024