At a Glance
- Meaning
- Upstream people
- Origin
- Omaha-Ponca
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- OH-muh-hah
Omaha is an Omaha-Ponca unisex name meaning “upstream people”. It appears in our list of 175+ State-Inspired Baby Names as American as They Come.
Meaning & Origin of Omaha
Meaning: Upstream people.
Origin: Omaha-Ponca.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Omaha
OH-muh-hahIPA /ˈoʊməˌhɑː/
Popularity of Omaha
Omaha doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Omaha
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