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Omid Boy & Girl Name Meaning, Origin & Spelling

Omid · Boy & Girl · Hope · Persian

امیدBoys & girls

Meaning

Hope

Name meaning

Origin / language: Persian
Islamic / Qur’anic association: Not specifically Qur'anic / not established
Name type: Single given name
Category: Persian names

Language and spelling

Omid is Persian امید. It has a hope meaning like Arabic Amal أمل, but the two are different language words rather than transliterations of one another.

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Entry reviewed: 2026-10-25

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