Umar - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ syll. u-mar, um-ar ] The boy name Umar is pronounced ahMAAR ^KEY. Umar's origin, as well as its use, is in the Arabic language. Biblical name: The name Umar means 'flourishing, prosperous, populous'. As the Anglicized form Omar, the name was borne by a minor character mentioned in a genealogy in the Book of Genesis of the Bible. The name was also borne by Umar ibn al-Khattab (581-644), a strong supporter of the prophet Muhammad; he is also known as Omar the Great. The name was first adopted by English speakers in the 19th century.

Variants of Umar include Omar (Arabic and Hebrew), Omari (English), and Ömer (Turkish).

Umar is not popular as a baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000. In 2007, out of the family of boy names directly related to Umar, Omar (Arabic and Hebrew) was the most commonly used.

Baby names that sound like Umar include Amar (Indian), Ameer (Arabic), Ameir (Arabic), Amir (Arabic), Einar (German and Scandinavian), Henri (French), Honoré (French), Amari (English), Amiri (Arabic), and Anaru (Maori).

^KEY: approx English pronunciation for Umar: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)"

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