Omar (name)

Omar

Calligraphic representation of caliph Omar's name, the most famous bearer of this name.
Pronunciation	/ˈoʊmɑːr/ /ˈoʊmər/ Arabic: [ˈʕomar]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Arabic, Hebrew, Germanic
Meaning	'flourishing, long-lived' (Arabic) or 'wealthy, famous' (Germanic) or 'eloquent, gifted speaker' (Hebrew)
Region of origin	Middle East
Other names
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, r. 634–644).

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 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 *aud, meaning 'wealthy', and *mari, meaning 'fame'.^{[citation needed]}

The name Omaar (أومار) is a Somali name, not a variant of Omar/Umar. It comes from the Somali word Oomaar which means 'hot steam from boiling pot'.^{[citation needed]}