Omar en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈoʊmɑɹ/ (General-American)
- /ˈəʊmɑː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Arabic عُمَر (ʕumar). Doublet of Umar.
Meanings
- Omar bin al-Khattab, second Sunni Islamic caliph and a companion of Muhammad
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A male given name from Arabic.
Investigators probing gunman Omar Mateen’s massacre at least 49 people at a popular gay nightclub in Florida are trying to determine whether terrorism, homophobia or both pushed him over the edge.
2016 June 12, Pete Williams, Tracy Connor, Erik Ortiz and Stephanie Gosk, “Gunman Omar Mateen Described as Belligerent, Racist and 'Toxic'”, in NBC News, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2025:
Relateds
Ali · Uthman · Amr · Abu Bakr · Umar
Translations (18)
ky Омор (male given name) · bn ওমর (male given name) · ba Ғүмәр (male given name) · tg Умар (male given name) · ha Umaru (male given name) · uz Umar (male given name) · cmn 吾買爾 /吾买尔 (male given name) · az Ömər (male given name) · ug ئۆمەر (male given name) · tr Ömer (male given name) · cmn 奧馬爾 /奥马尔 (male given name) · ar عُمَر (male given name) · es Omar (male given name) · ota عمر (male given name) · mr ओमार (male given name) · pt Omar (male given name) · kk Омар (male given name) · fa عمر (male given name)