Saint-Omer
Germanic and Latin · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Saint-Omer
The given name 'Saint-Omer' means "holy Omer," derived from the Latin *sanctus* (holy) combined with the Germanic name Omer (from *Audamar*, meaning "famous wealth" or "ancestral fame").
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Etymology
The given name 'Saint-Omer' means "holy Omer," derived from the Latin *sanctus* (holy) combined with the Germanic name Omer (from *Audamar*, meaning "famous wealth" or "ancestral fame"). It is primarily used in French Catholic culture, referencing the 7th-century Bishop Saint Omer of Thérouanne, and is most commonly found as a place name (e.g., the town of Saint-Omer in northern France) rather than a personal given name.
Saint-Omer currently ranks #831 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1901.
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