Save Gender Masculine Usage African, Yoruba, Western African Pronounced Pron. Uh-mar-ee(Yoruba) [key] Other Forms FormsAmary Meaning & History A noted bearer was a Damel of Cayor, Amari Ngoné Ndella, who ruled from 1790 AD to 1809 AD. The Kingdom of Cayor was one of the largest of most powerful kingdoms in what is now Senegal, existing from 1549 AD to 1879 AD.