Omar

Meaning: Its source is an Arabic expression meaning "Flourishing."

Languages: This boy's name is used in Hebrew, Arabic, English, Italian and Kiswahili.

Variant Forms: Omer

Popularity: The name Omar ranked 143rd in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 340th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Narrative: For Arabic and Kiswahili speakers, its source is an Arabic expression meaning ''Flourishing.''

The Hebrew form of this name is derived from an expression meaning ''Speaker.''

Italian and English users of this name might derive it from either source.

Leadership

Omar Nelson Bradley (born 1893, died 1981)
American general.
- Headed U.S. ground troops in the D-Day invasion of Normandy (see list of Miscellaneous Military Leaders)

Miscellaneous

S. Omar Barker
- National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
Omar Nelson Bradley (born 1893, died 1981)
American general.
- 1977 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
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- Hurricane or tropical storm (see list of Hurricane and Tropical Storm Names)

Stage and Screen

Omar Epps
American actor
- Starred in The Mod Squad, Juice (see list of see Hollywood Freshmen)
Prince Omar Rashid
Fictional character.
- Character on the soap opera ''''The Bold and the Beautiful'''' (see list of Characters on ''The Bold and The Beautiful'')

The Literary World

Omar Khayyam (born 1028, died 1123)
Persian poet, astronomer and mathematician.
- Wrote the Rubaiyat, a long poem popularized in English by the 1859 translation of Edward Fitzgerald (see list of Ancient and Medieval Writers)