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Umar

/OO-mar/Hausa & Swahili · a boy’s name

Arabic-derived; flourishing and long-lived

In Hausa

How to say it
OO-mar
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
very common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
OO-mar
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
very common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings