Samir
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| Samir | |
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| Pronunciation | /sæˈmiːr/ |
| Gender | Male |
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| Meaning |
Arabic: charming companion or friend Sanskrit: gentle wind or cool breeze or a clearing gust of wind, also fragrant morning breeze. |
Sameer (also spelled Samir, Arabic: سمير, Samīr, Hindi: समीर, Punjabi: ਸਮੀਰ, Bengali: সমীর) is a male given name with many varying origins, and is neutral in regard to representation of various ethnic or religious communities in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Russia, Central Asia, Europe and elsewhere.
Two examples, in Arabic and Sanskrit. The Arabic Samir means: jovial, loyal or charming companion, while the Hindi and Sankrit Samir or more commonly Sameer means: air, wind, and is a male given name of Sanskrit origin referring to the Vedic divine Hero Lord Hanuman, because of his affinity to the Wind.
"Samira" is the feminine spelling. The name is also neutral in regard to representation of various religious and ethnic communities in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, Central Asia, Russia, Africa and elsewhere.
Variant spellings of the name include, Bosnian and Turkish Semir.
Given name
- Samir (filmmaker), Samir Jamal al Din / Jamal Aldin, a Swiss film maker of Iraqi origin
- Samir Allioui, Dutch politician
- Samir Badran, Swedish television personality and singer, part of duo Samir & Viktor
- Samir Bannout, Lebanese bodybuilder
- Samir Bekrić, Bosnian footballer
- Samir Chamas, Lebanese actor, writer and voice actor
- Samir Geagea, Lebanese politician
- Samir Ghanem, Egyptian comedian
- Samir Fazlagić, Norwegian footballer
- Samir Fazli, Macedonian footballer
- Samir Frangieh, Lebanese politician
- Samir Hadji, Moroccan footballer
- Samir Handanovič, Slovenian footballer
- Samir Karabašić, Bosnian canoeist
- Samir Kassir, Lebanese politician
- Samir Naqqash, Israeli writer
- Samir El-Khadem, Lebanese former Commander of the Lebanese Naval Forces
- Samir Khader, Iraqi journalist
- Samir Mammadov, Azerbaijani boxer
- Samir Mehanović, British film director
- Samir Merzić, Bosnian footballer
- Samir Naji Al Hasan Moqbel, Yemeni guantanamo detainee
- Samir Nasri, French footballer
- Samir Muratović, Bosnian footballer
- Semir Slomić, Bosnian footballer
- Semir Tuce, Bosnian footballer
- Semir Zeki, British neuroscientist
- Samir Dattani, an Indian film actor
See also
{Samir Seif