Name Element ʿAMARA - Behind the Name

Type Word

Scripts عمر (Arabic)

Meaning & History

Arabic word meaning "to live long, to thrive, to inhabit" [1] .

Given Name DescendantsAmare, Amari, Amiri, Omarion (African American) 'Aamir, Aamir, Amar, Amer, 'Ammar, Ammar, Amr, Amro, Muammar, Omar, Omer, Omran, Umar, Umran (Arabic) Ömər, Ömür (Azerbaijani) Omar (Bengali) Amar, Amer, Muamer, Omar, Omer (Bosnian) Oumar (Central African) Omar (English) Umar, Umaru (Hausa) Umar (Indonesian) Omar (Italian) Omar (Kazakh) Umar (Kyrgyz) Ammar, Omar (Malay) Omar (Spanish) Omaira (Spanish (Latin American)) Omari (Swahili) Umar (Tajik) Muammer, Ömer, Ömür, Ümran (Turkish) Aamir, Amar, Ammar, Umar (Urdu) Ömer (Uyghur) Umar (Uzbek) Oumar, Oumarou (Western African)

Surname DescendantsOmar, Umar (Arabic) Ömərov, Ömərova (Azerbaijani) Omarov, Omarova (Kazakh) Umarov, Umarova (Kyrgyz) Omari (Swahili) Umarov, Umarova (Tajik) Umar (Urdu) Umarov, Umarova (Uzbek)

Same Spellingàmàrà, amara

Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 753.

Entry updated May 26, 2026