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