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Omar name meaning

First Name
99k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
8k
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Omar mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Omar

User Submitted Origins

Arabic
48%
Islamic/Muslim
41%
English
5%
Mexican
4%
African
2%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A submission from Illinois, U.S. says the name Omar means "Flourishing or long-lived".
  2. According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Omar is of Islamic / Muslim origin and means "Long-lived flourishing".
  3. According to 2 people from the United States and Jordan, the name Omar is of Arabic origin and means "Long-lived".
  4. A submission from Pakistan says the name Omar means "Long Living" and is of Islamic / Muslim origin.
  5. 4 submissions from all over the world agree the name Omar means "Gift of god" and is of Islamic / Muslim / Arabic origin.
  6. According to a user from Wisconsin, U.S., the name Omar is of Arabic origin and means "The meaning of Omar is known as the long liver or supreme".
  7. According to a user from South Carolina, U.S., the name Omar is of Arabic origin and means "It come out of the word Umr, which means life. So it means long life".
  8. A submission from Saudi Arabia says the name Omar means "Age".
  9. A user from Virginia, U.S. says the name Omar means "Eloquent speaker".
  10. A submission from Illinois, U.S. says the name Omar means "Ages" and is of Arabic origin.
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From عمر‎ (omar), Persian variant of Arabic عُمَر‎ (ʿumar) (a name), a variant of عَامِر‎ (ʿāmir) (flourishing), from عَمَرَ‎ (ʿamara, “to live a long life”). The name saw popularity in the West following Edward FitzGerald's translation of Persian poet Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat.

  1. (Islam) Omar bin al-Khattab, second Islamic caliph or rightly guided caliph. Father-in-law and companion of Muhammad. Father of Hafsa. One of the ashara mubashara, ten companions or sahaba promised paradise. He was given the title farooq, meaning the one who distinguishes between right and wrong, by the prophet Muhammad. Commonly referred to as amir al-mumineen meaning commander of the faithful.
  2. A male given name from Persian

Omar was also found in the following language(s): Portuguese and Spanish

Notable Persons Named Omar

Notable Persons Named Omar

Omar Bradley

Omar Bradley is a military person. His military service ended in 1981.

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Omar Sharif

Omar Sharif was an actor. He was most active from 1954 to 2015. Omar was given the name Michel Dimitri Chalhoub on April 10th, 1932 in Alexandria, Egypt. Omar is also known as Omar el-Sherief and Omar Cherif. He left this life on July 10th, 2015.

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Omar Sy

Omar Sy is an actor. He was most prominent from 2000 to present. Omar was born on January 20th, 1978 in Trappes, France.

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Omar Epps

Omar Epps is an actor, rapping, songwriter, record producer, and rapper. He was most prominent from 1988 to present. Omar was born on July 20th, 1973 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

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Omar Little

Omar Little is a fictional character.

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Omar Rodríguez-López

Omar Rodríguez-López is a progressive rock, alternative rock, dub music, experimental rock, electronic music, math rock, post-hardcore, post-rock, and post-punk musician. He plays Guitar, bass, piano, synthesizer and other keyboard instruments, vocals, sampler, sitar, Cuatro (Puerto Rico) clavinet, drums, Sampler (musical instrument), Puerto Rican cuatro, Squier Super-Sonic, Ibanez, and Ibanez Jet King. He was most active from 1990 to present. Omar was given the name Omar Alfredo Rodríguez-López on September 1st, 1975 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.

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    7th President of Sudan
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  • Omar Abdullah
    5th Chief Minister of Jammu
  • Abu Qatada Al-Filistini
  • Omar Benson Miller
    Actor
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    Criminal
  • Omar Mukhtar
    Teacher of the Qur'an
  • Omar Elabdellaoui
    Soccer Player
  • Omar Souleyman
    Musician
  • Omar Vizquel
    Baseball Player
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    Soccer Player
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  • Omar Torrijos
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  • Omar Hakim
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Notable Persons With the Last Name Omar

Notable Persons With the Last Name Omar

Don Omar

Don Omar is a singing, songwriter, actor, and singer. Don was given the name William Omar Landrón Rivera on February 10th, 1978 in Carolina, Puerto Rico.

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Mohammed Omar

Mohammed Omar was an Emir of Afghanistan, Supreme Leader of the Muslims, List of Presidents of Afghanistan, and Amir al-Mu'minin. His military service ended in 1991. Mohammed was born in Kandahar Province. He breathed his last breath on April 23rd, 2013.

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Ayesha Omer

Ayesha Omer is an actress, model, and singer. She was most prominent from 2002 to present. Ayesha was given the name Ayesha Omar in Lahore.

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Ahmed Omar

Ahmed Omar was a militant leader. He holds the title Emir of Al-Shabaab and Emir ofAl-Shabaab. Ahmed was born on August 5th, 1972 in Somalia. Ahmed is also known as Abu Ubaidah and Ahmad Umar. He died on May 27th, 2015.

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Abdul Wahid Omar

Abdul Wahid Omar is a Malaysian Minister in the Prime Minister's Department and (Economic Planning Unit). His most notable accomplishments were from 2013 to present.

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Sayyid Ajjal Shams al-Din Omar

Sayyid Ajjal Shams al-Din Omar is a Governor of Yunnan and Governor ofYunnan(Karadjang). Sayyid was born in Bukhara.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Omar U.S.
  White 32.52% 64.26%
  African American 50.47% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 6.24% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.20% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 5.57% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 5.00% 16.26%

Of Last Name Omar

People with the last name Omar are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Omar

  • What name lists does Omar rank for?
  • How Popular is the name Omar? Omar is the 658th most popular name of all time. As a last name Omar was the 4,631st most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Omar have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 98,744 babies born with the first name Omar in the United States. That's more than enough people named Omar to occupy the territory of Jersey (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 97,857 (as of March 27, 2011).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Omar? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 14 new born babies.
  • When was Omar first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Omar is Saturday, December 5th, 1868.
  • What year had the most people named Omar born? The highest recorded use of the first name Omar was in 2007 with a total of 3,216 babies. That's a lot of babies named Omar!
  • Random Omar Factoid: According to the 1998 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Omar ranks 82nd in popularity as a baby boy's name in California. Imagine that, 701 babies in California have the same name in 1998.
  • Weird things about the name Omar: The name spelled backwards is Ramo. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Moar. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Omar? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 7,660 people with the last name Omar.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Omar? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 3 of them will have Omar as their last name.
  • Omar name meaning

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