Meaning and Origin
What does the name Omega mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Omega
User Submitted Origins
Greek
67%
French
13%
American
7%
African
7%
English
7%
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from Georgia, U.S., the name Omega is of American origin and means "The end. As it says in the bible".
- A user from New York, U.S. says the name Omega is of Greek origin and means "It is the last letter of the Greek alphabet as it means 'last'. The opposite of Alpha".
International Interest
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun o*me"ga
Senses
- The last letter of the Greek alphabet. See Alpha.
- The last; the end; hence, death."“ Omega! thou art Lord,” they said." [Tennyson.]"The alpha and omega of science." [Sir J. Herschel.]
Etymology: NL., fr. Gr. 'w^ me`ga, i.e., the great or long o. Cf. Mickle
Other Dictionary Sources
- The last (24th) letter of the Greek alphabet
- The ending of a series or sequence ("the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end")
Wiktionary
From Middle English, from Ancient Greek ὦ (ô) μέγα (méga, “large”) (omega is a long vowel in Ancient Greek).
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Classical and the Modern Greek alphabet, and the twenty-eighth letter of the Old and the Ancient Greek alphabet, i.e. the last letter of every Greek alphabet. Uppercase version: Ω; lowercase: ω.
- (idiomatic, often capitalized) The end; the final, last or ultimate in a sequence.
- I am the Alpha and the , the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. — Revelation 22:13, New International Version.
- (physics) Angular velocity; symbol: ω.
- A person, especially a male, who is too socially inept, unsuccessful and unattractive to find romance; (see omega male).
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