Omar - Meaning of the name

[ 2 syll. o-mar, om-ar ] The boy name Omar is pronounced as OWMaaR †. Omar is mainly used in Arabic, English, and Hebrew. It is of Arabic origin. Omar is a variant form of the Arabic name Umar.

Omar is popular as a baby boy name. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1940s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2007, 0.145% of baby boys were named Omar. It was #131 in rank then. In 2008, its usage was 0.131% and its ranking #145, and it was the most frequently used out of all boy names in its family.

Baby names that sound like Omar include the Arabic, English, and Hebrew Omer, the Turkish Onur, the Turkish Ömer, the Turkish Ömür, the English Omari, the name Omero, and the Italian Onorio.

Details of famous persons named Omar:
Military Leader Omar Bradley, born 12 February 1893 - 8 April 1981, Clark, Missouri.
Poet Omar Khayyam, born 18 May 1048 - 4 December 1131, Nishapur, Persia.

† Pronunciation for Omar: OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)"

---

Name Popularity Trend + Variant Popularity ChartVariant Popularity Trend + Variant Popularity ChartSound-Like Popularity Trend + Sound-Like Comparison Chart