At a Glance
- Meaning
- Primarily 'sheaf of grain' (the barley sheaf counted during the Omer period between Passover and Shavuot); possibly linked to a Hebrew root for 'to say/speak,' which may underlie the 'eloquent' gloss
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- OH-mer
Omer is a Hebrew boy's name meaning “Primarily 'sheaf of grain' (the barley sheaf counted during the Omer period between Passover and Shavuot); possibly linked to a Hebrew root for 'to say/speak,' which may underlie the 'eloquent' gloss”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Omer
Meaning: Primarily 'sheaf of grain' (the barley sheaf counted during the Omer period between Passover and Shavuot); possibly linked to a Hebrew root for 'to say/speak,' which may underlie the 'eloquent' gloss.
Origin: Hebrew.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Omer
OH-merIPA /ˈoʊmər/
Popularity of Omer
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