Samira
| Pronunciation | /sæˈmiːrə/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Both |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | 1. Arabic 2. Sanskrit |
| Meaning | 1. "night-companion" 2. "breeze, wind" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Samir |
Samira (also spelled Samirah, Sameera, and Sameerah; Arabic: سميرة pronounced [saˈmiːra]) is an Arabic female given name. It is derived from the root s-m-r ("to spend the night in talking"),[1] ultimately meaning "night-companion",[2] "entertaining companion",[3] "the one with lively conversation".[4] The masculine version of this name is Samir.
In Sanskrit, Sameera (Sanskrit: समीरः, romanized: samīraḥ) is a masculine name, meaning "breeze, wind,"[5] or "the god of wind".[6] Many people with the name deriving from Sanskrit shorten their name to Samīr or Sameer.
People
Samira
- Samira Ahmed (born 1968), British television reporter
- Samira Asghari (born 1994), Afghan member of the International Olympic Committee
- Samira Awad (born 2000), Lebanese footballer
- Samira Bellil (1972–2004), French feminist working for the rights of women in traditional Muslim settings
- Samira Besic, German of singer of Bosnian origin of the Eurodance group Maxx
- Samira Efendi, Azerbaijani singer, who will represent Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021
- Samira Gutoc (born 1974), Filipino journalist and politician
- Samira Makhmalbaf (born 1980), Iranian film director
- Samira Mighty (born 1996), English television personality and actress
- Samira Mubareka (born 1972), Canadian clinical scientist
- Samira Said (born 1958), Moroccan pop singer
- Samira Shahbandar, Saddam Hussein's second wife
- Samira Tewfik (born 1935), Lebanese Syrian singer of Bedouin dialect
- Samira Wiley (born 1987), American actress
- Princess Samira, a fictional princess in Shimmer and Shine
Sameera
- Sameera Al Bitar (born 1990), Olympic swimmer from Bahrain
- Sameera bint Ibrahim Rajab, Bahraini politician
- Sameera Moussa, Egyptian nuclear scientist
- Sameera Perera (born 1988), Sri Lankan cricketer
- Sameera Reddy (born 1980), Indian film actress
- Sameera Sadamal (born 1993), Sri Lankan cricketer
- Sameera Saneesh, Indian costume designer in Malayalam film
Fictional characters
- Samira, The Desert Rose, a playable champion character in the MOBA video game League of Legends
- Samirah al-Abbas, a character in Rick Riordan's novel Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard
See also
- Sameera (disambiguation)
- Samara
- Samir, masculine form of the name
References
- ^ "H. Anthony Salmoné, An Advanced Learner's Arabic-English Dictionary, سَمَرَ". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "H. Anthony Salmoné, An Advanced Learner's Arabic-English Dictionary, سَمِيْر". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Samira - Meaning of name Samira at BabyNames.com". www.babynames.com. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Samira - Meaning And Origin Of The Name Samira | BabyNames.co.uk". Baby Names. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Sanskritdictionary.com: Definition of samīra". Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Sanskritdictionary.com: Definition of samīra". Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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