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Omer name meaning
First Name
9k
in the U.S.
since 1880
9k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
2k
in the U.S.
in 2010
2k
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys
Origin:Islamic/Muslim
Gender:Boy
Meaning and Origin
What does the name Omer mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Omer
User Submitted Origins
Islamic/Muslim
67%
Arabic
22%
Jewish
6%
Hebrew
6%
User Submitted Meanings
- A user from Israel says the name Omer is of Jewish origin and means "Counting of the Omer, Jewish tradition".
- According to a user from New Jersey, U.S., the name Omer means "Strong person".
- According to a user from Australia, the name Omer means "Seseme seed".
- According to a user from Australia, the name Omer means "Life".
International Interest
Also see international interest
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun O"mer
A Hebrew measure, the tenth of an ephah. See Ephah.
Etymology: Cf. Homer
Wiktionary
From Hebrew עומר עֹמֶר ('ómer, “sheaf”).
- (historical units of measure) A former small Hebrew unit of dry volume equal to about 2.3 L or 2.1 quarts.
- A vessel of one omer.
- (Judaism) The sheaf of barley offered on the second day of Passover.
Notable Persons Named Omer
Notable Persons Named Omer
Ömer Aşık
Ömer Aşık is a basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans, Fenerbahçe, Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball, Alpella Spor Kulübü, Chicago Bulls, and Houston Rockets in the National Basketball Association. He was most prominent from 2005 to present. Ömer was born on July 4th, 1986 in Bursa, Turkey.
Ömer Toprak
Ömer Toprak is a soccer player for the Bayer 04 Leverkusen, FV Ravensburg, SC Freiburg, Germany national youth football team, and Turkey national football team. Ömer was born on July 21st, 1989 in Ravensburg, West Germany.
Omer Damari
Omer Damari is a soccer player for the FC Red Bull Salzburg, Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C., Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C., FK Austria Wien, RB Leipzig, Israel national under-21 football team, and Israel national football team. Omer was born on March 24th, 1989 in Rishon LeZion.
Ömer Rıza
Ömer Rıza is a soccer player for the Arsenal F.C., ADO Den Haag, West Ham United F.C., Barnet F.C., Cambridge United F.C., Denizlispor, Trabzonspor, Shrewsbury Town F.C., Aldershot Town F.C., Histon F.C., Boreham Wood F.C., Chelmsford City F.C., Cheshunt F.C., and Turkey national football B. Ömer was born on November 8th, 1979 in Edmonton, England. Ömer is also known as Rıza and Ömer.
Omer Atzili
Omer Atzili is a soccer player for the Beitar Jerusalem F.C., Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C., and Israel national under-21 football team. Omer was born on July 27th, 1993 in Holon.
Ömer Şişmanoğlu
Ömer Şişmanoğlu is a soccer player for the Antalyaspor, FC St. Pauli, Kayserispor, Beşiktaş J.K., Eskişehirspor, Konyaspor, Turkey national under-21 football team, and Turkey national football B team. Ömer was born on August 1st, 1989 in Wilhelmsburg, West Germany.
- Omar Faruk TekbilekMusician
- Ömer Fahrettin TürkkanKabul
- Ömer Çelik
- Omer Bartov
- Omer AvitalBassist
- Omer Barlev
- Omer TarinPoet
- Ömer ÇatkıçSoccer Player
- Ömer Ali ŞahinerSoccer Player
- Ömer Sabancı
- Ömer BayramSoccer Player
- Ömer DinçerMinister of Labor
- Omer Bodson
- Omer KhalifaAthlete
Notable Persons With the Last Name Omer
Notable Persons With the Last Name Omer
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.
Şehzade Ömer
Şehzade was born as the child of Osman II and Meylişah Hatun on October 20th, 1621 in Istanbul. Şehzade is also known as Emir. He died in 1622.
Abdisalam Omer
Abdisalam Omer is a Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia, Governor of the Central Bank of Somalia, Chief Business Officer for the District of Columbia Public Schools, Director of the UNDP Somalia Financial Services, Governance Program, Chief of Staff at the Executive Offic. Abdisalam was born in 1954 in Awdal. Abdisalam is also known as Omar and Abdisalan Hadliye.
Mohammed Omer
Mohammed was born in 1984.
Nicholas II of Saint Omer
His career lasted from 1258 to 1294. He breathed his last breath in 1294.
Dvora Omer
Dvora was given the name Dvora Mosenzon on October 9th, 1932 in Kibbutz Ma'oz Haim, Palestine Mandate. Dvora is also known as Mosenzon and Dvora. She breathed her last breath on May 2nd, 2013.
Ethnicity Distribution
| Ethnicity | Omer | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| █ | White | 47.21% | 64.26% |
| █ | African American | 37.66% | 11.96% |
| █ | Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander | 8.68% | 4.85% |
| █ | American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.24% | 0.69% |
| █ | Two or More Ethnicities | 4.51% | 1.76% |
| █ | Hispanic or Latino | 1.70% | 16.26% |
Of Last Name Omer
People with the last name Omer are most frequently White or African American
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