Save Gender Masculine Usage Arabic Scripts معمّر(Arabic) Pronounced Pron. moo-‘AM-mar [key·IPA] Meaning & History Means "given long life" in Arabic, from the root عمر ('amara) meaning "to live long, to thrive". A famous bearer was the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (1942-2011). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesMuamer(Bosnian) Muammer(Turkish) Categories elderly, health, life