Omar (name)
Omar/Umar or Omer/Umer (Arabic: عمر, Hebrew: עומר), is a masculine given Semitic name, which is represented in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.
 Calligraphic representation of caliph Omar's name, the most famous bearer of this name. | |
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| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Semitic/Indo European |
| Meaning | "flourishing, long-lived" (Arabic), "wealthy and famous" (Germanic) |
| Region of origin | Middle East |
After the emergence and military success of Islam, which was partially due to the second caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab (also spelled Omar, r. 634–644), Umar or Omar became a common name in Arab and Muslim populations in general.
The name is also used in Spanish-speaking countries, as Spain had a history of Islamic civilization for centuries, and among Jews (usually as "Omer").
The name Omar (spelled as Ómar) is also popular as a man's name in Iceland, and to a much lesser extent in Nordic countries.[1]
The name can also be a variant of Ottomar or Othmar, a Germanic name consisting of elements *aud, meaning wealthy, and *mari, meaning fame.
Given name
Omar
- Abuzed Omar Dorda (born 1944), prime minister of Libya from 1990 to 1994, and Libya's permanent representative to the U.N. from 1997 to 2003
- Gabriel Omar Batistuta, former international Argentine football player
- Mohamed Omar Habeb Dhere, Somali faction leader based in Jowhar
- Omar I of Kanem, ruler of Kanem, Chad from 1372 to 1380
- Omar I of the Maldives (died 1341), sultan of the Maldives from 1306 to 1341
- Omar II of the Maldives (died 1484), sultan of the Maldives from 1480 to 1484
- Omar Abdallah Dakhqan (died 2012), Jordanian politician
- Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein, Danish gunman in the 2015 Copenhagen shootings
- Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke (born 1960), Somali diplomat and politician; former prime minister of Somalia
- Omar Abdul Rahman (academic) (born 1932), Malaysian academic and corporate figure
- Omar Abdullah, Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir
- Omar Abu-Riche (1910–1990), Syrian poet
- Omar Ahmed, Kenyan boxer
- Omar Ali Saifuddin I (died 1795), Sultan of Brunei from 1762 until 1795
- Omar Ali Saifuddin II (died 1852), Sultan of Brunei from 1829 to 1852
- Omar Ali Saifuddien III (1914 – 7 September 1986), Sultan of Brunei from 1950 to 1967
- Omar al-Qattan (born 1964), Palestinian-British film director and film producer
- Omar Atlas, former Venezuelan professional wrestler
- Omar Ayuso (born 1998), Spanish actor
- Omar Bai Chongxi, Chinese Muslim general and former defense minister of the Republic of China
- Omar Bakri Muhammad, Syrian Muslim militant who lived in the UK for 20 years and was later arrested as a terrorist
- Omar Banos (born 1998, known professionally as Cuco), American singer-songwriter and record producer
- Omar Barboza, Venezuelan politician
- Omar al-Bashir (born 1944), former President of Sudan
- Omar ben Salaad, a sheikh in The Adventures of TinTin
- Omar Benson Miller, American actor
- Omar Bongo, President of Gabon (1967–2009)
- Omar Bradley (1893-1981), American 5-star general, one of the main U.S. Army field commanders in North Africa and Europe during World War II
- Omar Bradley (born 1958), mayor of Compton, California from 1993 until 2001
- Omar Bravo, international Mexican football player
- Omar Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
- Omar Bugiel (born 1992), Lebanese footballer
- Omar B. Bunnell, American businessman and politician
- Omar Camporese (born 1968), former professional tennis player
- Omar Chaparro, Mexican actor
- Omar Cisneros, Cuban hurdler
- Omar D. Conger (1818–1898), American politician
- Omar Craddock, American triple jumper
- Omar Davis, music producer and DJ known as Moore Kismet
- Omar Diallo (born 1972), Senegalese football goalkeeper
- Omar Doom, American actor
- Omar Epps, American actor
- Omar Espinosa, American musician
- Omar Faruk Tekbilek (born 1951), Turkish virtuoso flutist and multi-instrumentalist
- Omar Gooding, American actor
- Omar Haji Massale, commander of the Somali military
- Omar Hammayil (b. 1976/77), mayor of Al-Bireh in the West Bank in the Palestinian territories.
- Omar ibn al-Khattab, more commonly spelled Umar ibn al-Khattab (r. 634–644), the second Rashidun caliph of Islam; father of the prophet Muhammad's wife Hafsa bint Umar
- Omar ibn Said (1770–1864), West African/American scholar
- Omar Infante, second baseman for the Kansas City Royals
- Omar Khadr, Canadian youth controversially convicted under the Military Commissions Act of 2009 of murder in violation of the law of war and providing material support for terrorism
- Omar Khairat (born 1949), Egyptian pianist & musician, founder of the Egyptian Conservatory institution
- Omar Khayyam (1048–1131), Persian poet and scientist
- Omar Kiam (1894-1954), American fashion and costume designer
- Omar Lulu, Indian film director of Malayalam cinema
- Omar Lye-Fook (known professionally as Omar, born 1968), British soul singer and musician, one of the founders of the Neo Soul movement of the 1990s
- Omar Mascarell, Spanish football player
- Omar Mateen, the gunman in the Orlando nightclub shooting
- Omar McLeod, Jamaican hurdler
- Omar Meña, Cuban track and field sprinter
- Omarr Morgan (born 1976), cornerback playing for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League
- Omar Muhamoud Finnish, Somali faction leader based in Mogadishu
- Omar Mukhtar, leader of the resistance movement against the Italian military occupation of Libya
- Omar Naber, Slovenian singer
- Omar Ong Yoke Lin, Co-founder of Malaysian Chinese Association, Malaysian Chinese who converted to Islam
- Omar Pasha (1806–1871), Serbian or Croatian Ottoman general
- Omar Pasha Vrioni II (1839–1928), Albanian prime minister and diplomat
- Omar Pineiro (born 1997), American rapper
- Omar Pinzón, Colombian backstroke swimmer
- Omar Pound (1926–2010), British author, son of Dorothy Shakespear and Ezra Pound
- Ómar Ragnarsson, Icelandic media personality and activist for nature and environment, former entertainer and rally driver
- Omar Rodríguez-López, lead guitarist and composer of The Mars Volta and former guitarist of At the Drive-In
- Omar Saidou Tall, 19th century West African political leader
- Omar Samra, first Egyptian to climb Mount Everest
- Omar Sey (born 1941), Gambian politician
- Omar Sharif, Academy Award nominated Egyptian actor
- Omar Sivori, former international Argentine and Italian football player
- Omar Suleiman (born 1936), Egyptian "minister without portfolio" and director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Services (EGIS)
- Omar Sy (born 1978), French actor
- Omar Torrijos, Commander of the Panamanian National Guard and the de facto leader of Panama from 1968 to 1981
- Omar Vizquel, Major League Baseball shortstop playing for the Toronto Blue Jays
- Omar Vrioni (fl. 1821), leading Ottoman figure in the Greek War of Independence
- Omar Zepeda, Mexican race walker
- Omarion (born 1984), American R&B singer, actor, songwriter, record producer, dancer
- Omarr Smith (born 1977), American football defensive back for the San Jose SaberCats
- Sergio Omar Almirón, former international Argentine football player
Omer
- Omer Adam (born 1993), Israeli singer
- Omer Arbel, Canadian architect and designer
- Omer Atzili (born 1993), Israeli footballer
- Omer Avital (born 1971), Israeli-American jazz bassist, composer and bandleader
- Omer (Book of Mormon), Jaredite king in the Book of Mormon
- Omer Bar-Lev (born 1953), Israeli politician
- Omer Bartov (born 1954), Israeli-American professor
- Omer Buchsenbaum (born 1982), Israeli footballer
- Omer N. Custer (1873–1942), American politician
- Omer Damari (born 1989), Israeli footballer
- Omer Elmas (born 1968 or 1969), Turkish wrestler
- Omer Fadida (born 1990), Israeli footballer
- Omer Golan (born 1982), Israeli footballer
- Omer Hussain (born 1984), Scottish cricketer
- Omer Meir Wellber (born 1981), Israeli conductor
- Omer Nachmani (born 1993), Israeli footballer
- Omer Peretz (born 1986), Israeli footballer
- Omer Peretz (born 1990), Israeli footballer
- Omer Reingold (born 1969), Israeli computer scientist
- Omer Riza, British footballer of Turkish origin
- Omer Shapira (born 1994), Israeli racing cyclist
- Omer Tchalisher (born 1993), Israeli footballer
- Omer Vered (born 1990), Israeli footballer
- Saint Omer, or Saint Audomar, bishop of Thérouanne in northern France
Ómar
- Ómar Ragnarsson (born 16 September 1940), Icelandic media personality and nature activist
- Friðrik Ómar Hjörleifsson (born 4 October 1981), Icelandic singer representing Iceland in Eurovision Song Contest 2008 vocalist for Eurobandið
Ömer
- Besim Ömer Akalın (1862–1940), Turkish physician and politician
- Ömer Akgün (born 19982), Turkish sport shooter
- Ömer Aşık (born 1986), Turkish professional basketball player
- Ömer Boncuk (1917–1988), Turkish footballer
- Ömer Çelik (born 1968), Turkish politician and government minister
- Ömer Erdoğan, Turkish-German footballer
- Ömer Güleryüz, Turkish amputee football player
- Ömer Halisdemir (1974–2016), Turkish non-commissioned officer
- Ömer Kavur (1944–2005), Turkish film director, producer and screenwriter
- Ömer Kemaloğlu (born 1987), Turkish karateka
- Ömer Özkan (born 1971), Turkish plastic surgeon
- Ömer Seyfettin (1884–1920), Turkish nationalist writer from late 19th to early 20th century
- Ömer Can Sokullu, Turkish footballer
- Ömer Naci Soykan, Turkish philosopher
- Ömer Yurtseven (born 1998), Turkish basketball player
Oumar
- Oumar Barro (born 1974), Burkinabé (from Burkina Faso) footballer
- Oumar Dieng (born 1972), Senegalese footballer
- Oumar Diouck (born 1994), Senegalese-born Belgian footballer
- Oumar Kalabane (born 1981), Guinean footballer
- Oumar Loum (born 1973), Senegalese athlete who competes in the 200 metres
- Oumar Mariko (born 1959), Malian doctor, politician and noted former student activist
- Oumar Niasse (born 1990), Senegalese footballer
- Oumar Sène (born 1959), former Senegalese football midfielder
- Oumar Tchomogo (born 1978), Beninese football player
- Oumarou Ganda (1935–1981), Nigerian director and actor
Umar
- Abadir Umar Ar-Rida (fl. 13th century), Somali Sheikh and saint of Harar
- Abû 'Umar ibn Sa'îd (died c. 1287), the last ra’îs of Manûrqa (1282–1287)
- Al-Muzaffar Umar (died 1191), Ayyubid prince of Hama and a general of Saladin
- Ghali Umar Na'Abba (born 1964), Nigerian businessman and politician
- Umar Abdulmutallab, Nigerian al-Qaeda member known as the Christmas Bomber
- Malik Umar Hayat Khan (1875–1944), soldier of the Indian Empire, one of the largest landholders in the Punjab, and an elected member of the Council of the State of India
- Mifta al-Usta Umar (born 1935), former Head of State of Libya from 15 February 1984 to 7 October 1990
- Sanjar Umarov (born 1956), prominent Uzbek politician and businessman
- Sitta Umaru Turay (born 1978), Sierra Leonean journalist and member of the editorial Board of the Sierra Express newspaper
- Umar I, or Umar ibn al-Khattab (r. 634–644), the second Rashidun caliph of Islam; father of the prophet Muhammad's wife Hafsa bint Umar
- Umar II, or Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz (r. 717–720), Umayyad caliph
- Umar al-Aqta, (fl. 830s–863), emir of Melitene
- Umar Alisha (born 1966), 9th peethadhipathi of Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham
- Umar Arteh Ghalib (born 1930), prominent Somali politician and a former prime minister of Somalia
- Umar Bhatti (born 1984), Pakistani-born Canadian cricketer
- Umar Dimayev (1908–1972), Chechen musician
- Umar Din (ruled 1526–1553), sultan of Adal
- Umar Gul, (born 1984), Pakistani cricketer
- Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, or Umar II (r. 717–720), Umayyad caliph
- Umar ibn Hafsun, 9th century leader of rebel forces in the Caliphate of Córdoba
- Umar ibn al-Khattab, or Umar I (r. 634–644), the second Rashidun caliph of Islam; father of the prophet Muhammad's wife Hafsa bint Umar
- Umar ibn Marwan ibn al-Hakam, the son of the fourth Umayyad caliph Marwan I; ruled for less than a year in 684–685
- Umar ibn Sa'ad (c. 620–680), one of the leaders of the troops who killed the prophet Muhammad's grandson Husayn ibn Ali in the Battle of Karbala in 680
- Umar ibn Uthman, a son of the third caliph Uthman (r. 644–656)
- Umar Kayam (1932–2002), Indonesian sociologist
- Umar Muhammad (born 1975), American football player
- Umar Mustafa al-Muntasir (1939–2001), was prime minister of Libya from 1 March 1987 to 7 October 1990 and foreign minister from 1992 to 2000.
- Umar of Borno (died 1881), Sheikh of the Kanem-Bornu Empire
- Umar Patek (born 1970), Indonesian involved in 2002 Bali Bombing
- Umar Shaikh Mirza I (1356–1394), son of the Central Asian conqueror Timur
- Umar Shaikh Mirza II (1456–1494), Timurid king of Ferghana and father of Babur, founder of the Mughal Empire in India
- Umar Tall (c. 1797–1864), West African scholar and military commander
- Umar Wirahadikusumah (1924–2003), Vice-President of Indonesia from 1983 to 1988
Umaru
- Umaru Bangura (born 1987), Sierra Leonean international footballer
- Umaru Dikko (born 1936), Nigerian politician
- Umaru Mutallab (born 1939), played a major role in introducing Islamic banking into Nigeria
- Umaru Pulavar (born 1642), Tamil Muslim poet
- Umaru Rahman (born 1982), Sierra Leonean international footballer
- Umaru Yar'Adua (born 1951), the 2nd President of Nigeria's Fourth Republic
Other
- Omarion (born 1984), American R&B singer, actor, songwriter, record producer, dancer
- Omarr Smith (born 1977), American football defensive back for the San Jose SaberCats
- Oumarou Ganda (1935–1981), Nigerian director and actor
- Umer Sharif (born 1948), Pakistani stand-up comedian, stage, film and television actor, writer, director and producer
- Umur the Lion (died 1348), the Turkish Emir of Aydin from 1336 to 1344
Surname
Omar
- Adil Omar (born 1991), Pakistani hip-hop artist
- Ayesha Omar, Pakistani actress and singer
- Don Omar (born 1978), Puerto Rican rapper (full name "William Omar Landrón Rivera")
- Elyas Omar (1936–2018), third Mayor of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Hairuddin Omar (born 1979), Malaysian professional footballer
- Ilhan Omar (born 1981), Somali-American U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district
- Mahmoud Abdel Salam Omar, Egyptian businessman
- Mohammed Omar (1960–2013), Taliban leader of Afghanistan
- Mohd Hamzani Omar (born 1978), Malaysian footballer
- Nano Omar (born 1986), Swedish singer-songwriter
Omaar
- Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar, Somali diplomat and politician
- Rageh Omaar, Somali journalist and writer
Omer, Ömer
- Abdisalam Omer, Somali economist and politician
- Aihan Omer, Romanian handball coach
- Atila Omer, American entrepreneur, co-founder of Collaborative Fusion
Oumar / Oumarou
- Mamane Oumarou (born 1946), Nigerian political figure who served two brief periods as prime minister of Niger during the 1980s
Umar
- Teuku Umar (c. 1854–1899), leader of Acehnese during Aceh War
- Yahya ibn Umar (died 864) was an Alid who rebelled against the Abbasid Caliphate
Omarova
- Gulshat Omarova, Kazakh film director, actress and screen writer
See also
- Omar (disambiguation)
- Omar, a biblical figure whose name (despite the identical English transliteration) is unrelated to Omar.
- Omar (Vaishya), Hindu surname
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