- Meaning
- Life, long-lived
- Arabic
- عمر
- Say it
- U-mar
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
About the meaning
From umr, life. Some explain it as flourishing.
Famous people with this name
- Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second caliph
- Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, Umayyad caliph known for his justice
- Omar Mukhtar, leader of the Libyan resistance
Other spellings
Omar, Umer, Ömer, Omer
Names from the same root (ع م ر)
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Questions about Umar
What does Umar mean?
Umar means: Life, long-lived. From umr, life. Some explain it as flourishing.
Is Umar in the Quran?
No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.
Is Umar a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Umar is a boy’s name.
How do you write Umar in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Umar is written عمر.