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Omelian

Quick answerThe name 'Omelian' is the Ukrainian form of the Latin name 'Aemilianus', meaning "rival" or "eager" from the Roman family name Aemilius.

Latin · Boy · 3 syllables

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#730
TrendNew ★
Peak year2022
Syllables3
OriginLatin
LanguageUkrainian
CultureEastern Slavic
ReligionEastern Orthodox Christianity
Letters7
Numerology33 Chaldean 8
Global rank#730

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Omelian

The name 'Omelian' is the Ukrainian form of the Latin name 'Aemilianus', meaning "rival" or "eager" from the Roman family name Aemilius.

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Etymology

The name 'Omelian' is the Ukrainian form of the Latin name 'Aemilianus', meaning "rival" or "eager" from the Roman family name Aemilius. It is primarily used in Ukrainian and other Eastern Slavic cultures, often within Eastern Orthodox Christianity, and is historically associated with Ukrainian Cossack leaders and saints.

Omelian currently ranks #730 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2022.

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