Meaning of the nameOmero
- Male
- Greek origin
- O-me-ro
Omero is a spelling of the name Homero, which means “hostage, pledge”.
Meaning
“hostage, pledge”
Meaning of the name Homero, of which Omero is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Homer · Wiktionary: Ὅμηρος
- People (2022)
- 1,032
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,112
- Median age
- 62 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,929
- people
Omero in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Omero, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (258 people).
0 women 1,028 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Omero is most common
States with the highest share of people named Omero in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 216 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 213 | 0.001% |
| São Paulo | 161 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 71 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 68 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 48 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 42 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 30 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 25 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 25 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 22 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Omero
Without the initial H, it is the Italian spelling of the name, and it has fewer records than Homero.
About the name Homero
Homero is a learned borrowing from the Latin Homērus, which in turn comes from the Ancient Greek Ὅμηρος (Hómēros), as Wiktionary records, which links it to the Greek word for "hostage" with a caveat (apparently, perhaps from a nickname). Behind the Name gives the Greek name the sense of "hostage" or "pledge." Omero, without the initial H, is the Italian form of the name. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,874 people named Homero, with a median age of 58. The peak was among those born in the 1950s.
Other spellings of Homero
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Homero | 4,874 |
| Omero | 1,032 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Homero · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Homer · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Omero · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
- Wiktionary: Ὅμηρος · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Questions about the name Omero
What does the name Omero mean?
Omero means “hostage, pledge”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary. This is the meaning of the name Homero, of which Omero is a spelling.
How many people are named Omero in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,032 people with the first name Omero, which ranks it number 8,112 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Omero a boy's or a girl's name?
Omero is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,028 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Omero?
Omero is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Omero most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Omero (216 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Omero?
Homero. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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