Ómar

O-mahr

Icelandic variation of Omar or Otmar, Hebrew, Arabic, Germanic, Norse

"flourishing, thriving, alive; eloquent, speaking; wealthy + famous"

Ómar Origin and Meaning

The name Ómar is a boy's name meaning "flourishing, thriving, alive; eloquent, speaking; wealthy + famous".

Ómar is an Icelandic name of multiple possibilities, used as a form of the Hebrew Omar ("eloquent, speaking"), the Arabic Umar ("flourishing, thriving"), and as an Old Norse name, meaning "famous", from the element mærr. As such, it could also be a contracted form of Ottomar or Otmar, a Germanic name meaning "famous and wealthy".

A notable bearers include Ómar Ragnarsson, an environmental activist and former news reporter and rally driver, and Ómar Ingi Magnússon, a handball player and Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year in both 2021 and 2022.

The name is pronounced similarly to Omar in English, but the "r" would be rolled in Icelandic.

Popularity of the name Ómar

• 52 Iceland 2024