Omaha

Several groups, places and things use the name Omaha:

The Omaha (tribe), a Native American tribe residing in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Nebraska.

Locations in the United States:

Omaha, Nebraska, the core city of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area.
Omaha, Georgia
Omaha, Illinois
Omaha, Texas
Omaha, Arkansas

In other contexts:

Omaha Beach, the Allied code name for one of the June 6, 1944 Battle of Normandy landing sites.
Omaha Flats, a locality in the Rodney District of New Zealand: the Māori name Omaha in this context means "place of pleasure".
Omaha hold 'em, a community-card poker variant.
Omaha (horse), winner of the U.S. Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1935.
Omaha the Cat Dancer, a graphic novel.
"Omaha", a Counting Crows song.
Omaha Steaks, a meat retailer.
Omaha kinship, a patrilineal kinship system.

Three individual ships of the United States Navy have used the name USS Omaha, all named in honor of the Nebraska city:

The first Omaha, an Algoma-class sloop, served in the last decades of the 19th century.
The second Omaha (CL-4), the lead ship of the Omaha-class of light cruiser, served during World War II.
The third Omaha (SSN-692), a Los Angeles-class submarine, served during the last years of the Cold War.

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