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عُمَر
Umer
OO-mer
“Long-lived.”
About Umer
Umer is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "long-lived" — an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Variant spelling of Umar/Omar.
Common in Pakistani families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Urdu
Gender
Boy
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Umer is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Umer
- What does the name Umer mean?
- Umer (عُمَر) means "Long-lived". Variant spelling of Umar/Omar.
- Is Umer a name from the Qur'an?
- Umer does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic-Urdu name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Umer a boy or a girl name?
- Umer is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Umer come from?
- Umer is an Arabic-Urdu name, built on the root letters ʿ-M-R. Common in Pakistani families.
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