Umar

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Date	Editor	Change Summary
10/6/2024, 9:08 PM	Mike C	update #116
4/23/2024, 9:35 PM	Mike C	update #115
6/9/2023, 2:32 PM	Mike C	update #114
4/5/2022, 10:13 PM	Mike C	update #112
11/16/2019, 11:04 AM	Mike C	update #105
4/16/2019, 9:13 PM	Mike C	update #103
2/28/2019, 2:08 PM	Mike C	update #102
5/31/2018, 2:36 PM	Mike C	update #99
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM	Mike C	update #97
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Masculine

Usage Arabic, Urdu, Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz, Indonesian, Hausa

Scripts عمر(Arabic, Urdu) Умар(Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈʕu.mar/(Arabic) /ˈʕo.mar/(Egyptian Arabic)

Meaning & History

Means "flourishing, living long" in Arabic, related to Arabic عمر (ʿumr) meaning "life". Umar was a companion and strong supporter of the Prophet Muhammad who became the second caliph of the Muslims. He is considered to be one of the great founders of the Muslim state. The name was also borne by a 12th-century poet from Persia, Umar Khayyam.