Given name & surname · also Turkish
Ömer
“long-lived”
Ömer is a masculine given name from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in Turkish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ömer goes back to Arabic عُمر, meaning “long-lived.”
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Where it comes from
Ömer comes from Ottoman Turkish, and ultimately from Arabic.
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How it developed
From Ottoman Turkish عمر (ömer), from Arabic عُمَر; its root is Arabic ع م ر.
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Ömer’s family of names
In Turkish usage, Ömer has a conventional equivalent in the English form Omar. In Turkish usage, Ömer continues an earlier form in عمر.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ömer
- Ömer ToprakTurkish association football player (born 1989)
- Ömer AşıkTurkish basketball player (born 1986)
- Omer NishaniAlbanian politician (1887-1954)
- Ömer SeyfettinOttoman writer, teacher and soldier (1884–1920)
- Ömer ÇatkıçTurkish association football player (born 1974)
- Nef'iTurkish poet1572–1635
- Ömer ÇelikTurkish journalist and statesperson (born 1968)
- Ömer BayramTurkish association football player (born 1991)
- Ömer YurtsevenTurkish basketball player (born 1998)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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