Omar - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Omar \o-mar\ is pronounced OH-mar. It is of Arabic and Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "speaker; flourishing, long-lived". Biblical: a sheik of Edom and son of Esau. Omar Khayyam (12th century) was a Persian poet, astronomer, and mathematician. Caliph Omar II made Islam an imperial power. Poet Omar Khayyam; General Omar Bradley; actor Omar Sharif.

Omar has 2 variant forms: Omarr and Omer.

For more information, see also the related name Umar.

Baby names that sound like Omar are Omari, Amir, Emir, Amer, Ammar, Amr, Amor, Omero, Jamar, Jimar, Jemar, Jomar, Omri, Umer and Ymir.

Omar is a popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Omar. Click here to compare Omar with related baby names.