Arabic · Boy name
Omar
“flourishing, long-lived”
About the name Omar
Omar is a form of the Arabic Umar, meaning flourishing or long-lived, from a root associated with life and prosperity. Umar ibn al-Khattab, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad, became the second caliph and oversaw the rapid expansion of the early Islamic state. The Persian mathematician, astronomer and poet Omar Khayyam is known in English through Edward FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubaiyat. A separate Hebrew Omar appears in the Book of Genesis as a grandson of Esau. Ömer is the Turkish form.
- Meaning
- flourishing, long-lived
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- OH-mar(2 syl.)
Middle names for Omar
- Omar James
- Omar Ali
- Omar Amir
- Omar Elias
- Omar Yusuf
Questions about Omar
- What does Omar mean?
- Omar is an Arabic name meaning "flourishing, long-lived".
- How do you pronounce Omar?
- Omar is pronounced OH-mar, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Omar?
- Variants of Omar include Umar, Omer, Ömer.
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