Oommen ( ml, ഉമ്മന്‍, hi, उम्मन) is a name used by Syrian Christians ( Nasranis) of India, especially in

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, the Southwestern state of India. The name Oommen is a local variant of the

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name 'Thoma' ( syr, ܬܐܽܡܳܐ). According to Syrian Christian history, Mar Thoma ( St. Thomas), the Apostle of Christ established the

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in India. The

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followed Syriac liturgical traditions and uses both Indian and Syriac names.

Notable persons

Oommen Chandy Oommen Chandy, , (born 31 October 1943) is an Indian politician and statesman who served as the Chief Minister of Kerala for two terms, from 2004 to 2006 and again from 2011 to 2016. He was also Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative ...

(born 1943), Indian politician *

Oommen Mathew Oommen Mathew (22 December 1939 – 20 July 2013) was a politician from Kerala, India. He was the Working Chairman of Kerala Congress (Jacob), a splinter faction of Kerala Congress. From 1980 to 1982, he was a member of the 6th Kerala Legislat ...

(1939–2013), Indian politician {{given name Indian masculine given names