O'Mara

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

Meanings

proper nounO'Mara (plural O'Maras)

plural O'Maras

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Meadhra“descendant of Meadhair”
  2. EnglishO'Mara

A variant of O'Meara, from Irish Ó Meadhra (“descendant of Meadhair”).

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APA

O'Mara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O'Mara

MLA

“O'Mara.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O'Mara. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “O'Mara,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/O'Mara.

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