Samir Explained

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Gender:	Male

Samir (also spelled Sameer) (see Samīr in Sanskrit) is a male name found commonly in South Asia, the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe. In Arabic, Samir (Arabic: سمير) means "holy", "jovial", "loyal" or "charming". In Albanian, it translates literally as "so good" but the connotation is closer to "exquisite", "superb" or "perfect". Samira is the feminine spelling, also found in both languages.

People with the name

Given name

Artists and musicians

Samir (filmmaker) (born 1955), Samir Jamal al Din / Jamal Aldin, a Swiss film maker of Iraqi origin
Samir Badran (born 1990), Swedish television personality and singer, part of duo Samir & Viktor
Samir Chamas (1942-2024), Lebanese actor, writer and voice actor
Samir Ghanem (1937-2021), Egyptian comedian

Politicians

Samir Allioui (born 1983), Dutch politician
Samir Frangieh (1945-2017), Lebanese politician
Samir Geagea (born 1952), Lebanese politician
Samir Kassir (1960-2005), Lebanese politician
Samir Mouqbel (born 1939), Lebanese politician
Samir Saïed (born 1957), Tunisian politician
Samir Sharifov (born 1961), Azerbaijani politician
Sameer Zuberi (born 1979), Canadian politician

Sportsmen

Samir (footballer, born 1981) (born 1981), Samir Lima de Araújo, Brazilian striker
Samir (footballer, born 1994) (born 1994), Samir Caetano de Souza Santos, Brazilian centre back
Samir (Cape Verdean footballer) (born 1988), Hélder Samir Lopes Semedo Fernandes (born 1988), forward
Samir Ayass (born 1990), Lebanese footballer
Samir Bannout (born 1955), Lebanese bodybuilder
Samir Bekrić (born 1984), Bosnian footballer
Samir Fazlagić (born 1982), Norwegian footballer
Samir Fazli (born 1991), Macedonian footballer
Samir Hadji (born 1989), Moroccan footballer
Samir Handanovič (born 1984), Slovenian footballer
Samir Karabašić (born 1966), Bosnian canoeist
Samir Mammadov (born 1988), Azerbaijani boxer
Samir Merzić (born 1984), Bosnian footballer
Samir Nasri (born 1987), French footballer
Semir Slomić (born 1988), Bosnian footballer
Semir Tuce (born 1964), Bosnian footballer
Samir Ujkani (born 1988), Albanian footballer
Samir Ziani (born 1990), French boxer

Others

Samir El-Khadem (born 1942), Lebanese former Commander of the Lebanese Naval Forces
Samir Khader, Iraqi journalist
Samir Mehanović, British film director
Samir Naji Al Hasan Moqbel, Yemeni guantanamo detainee
Samir Naqqash (1938-2004), Israeli writer
Semir Zeki (born 1940), British neuroscientist

Fictional characters

Samir Duran/Emil Narud, a character in the StarCraft series

Nickname

Ajam Boujarari Mohammed, Moroccan football manager known as Samir