Omer
\ɔ.mɛʁ\♂French boy's name
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | \ɔ.mɛʁ\ |
| Compound names | Saint-Omer, Saint-Omer-Capelle, Saint-Omer-en-Chaussée |
Origin and meaning
Ultimately from Frankish *Audamār, which consists of Proto-Germanic *audaz (“wealth, riches”) and *mēraz (“famous”). Cognates include Czech and German Otmar. Cognates of *ōd- from *audaz include the first part of the given names Otto, Edward and Edmund. See also Old English ēad. Cognates of *-mǣr-/*-mār- from *mērijaz include: the second part of given names like Sigmar, Dietmar, Ingemar, etc. See Old English mǣre.
Where it is mostly given
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Kosovo
- Montenegro
- Albania
- Arabia/Persia
- Israel
- Turkey
Around the world
- GermanOtmar, Adalmar
- CzechOtmar
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).