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 [ 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, English, and Hebrew), Omari (English), Omer (Arabic, English, and Hebrew), and Ömer (Turkish). Umar is not popular as a baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000. In 2008, out of the family of boy names directly related to Umar, Omar (Arabic, English, and Hebrew) was the most commonly used. Baby names that sound like Umar include Amar (Indian), Ameer (Arabic and English), Ameir (Arabic), Amir (Arabic and English), Ammar (Arabic), Ammer (Arabic), Amor (English), Amr (Arabic), Anraí (Irish), Anwar (Arabic and Urdu), Einar (English, German, and Scandinavian), Einrí (Irish), Éinrí (Irish), Henri (English, Finnish, French, and Slavic), Honoré (French), Omri (English and Hebrew), Amari (English), Amenra (English), Amery (English), and Amiri (Arabic). 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)"   |
