Boys' names
Umar
Long-lived, flourishing
عُمَر
Umar
Long-lived, flourishing
Sahabi / Sahabiyyaboyarabic
Pronunciation
Umar
Arabic
عُمَر
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
Root
ʿ-m-r
Quranic status
Sahabi / Sahabiyya
Alternate spellings
Omar
Origin & meaning
Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second caliph, al-Faruq (the distinguisher between truth and falsehood). One of the ten promised Paradise.
Notable bearers
- · Umar ibn al-Khattab
Themes
Same root · ʿ-m-r
Names sharing this root.
“You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).