Samira Explained

Samira
Gender:	Both
Language origin:	1. Sanskrit 2. Arabic
Meaning:	1. "breeze, wind, Vāyu" 2. "night-companion"

Samira (also spelled Samirah, Sameera, and Sameerah; Sanskrit: समीर|translit=samīra|translit-std=IAST Arabic: سميرة pronounced as /ar/) is a Sanskrit or Arabic given name. In Sanskrit, Sameera or Samira (Sanskrit: समीरः|translit=samīraḥ|translit-std=IAST) is a feminine given-name, meaning "breeze, wind,"^[1] or "Vāyu, the wind deity".^[2] Many anglicize their name to Samīr or Sameer. In Arabic, the feminine name is derived from the root s-m-r ("to spend the night in talking"),^[3] ultimately meaning "night-companion",^[4] "entertaining companion",^[5] "the one with lively conversation".^[6] The masculine version of this name is Samir.

People

Samira

• Samira Abbassy (born 1965), Iranian-born British painter
• Samira bint Abdullah Al-Faisal, Saudi princess and disability advocate
• Samira Ahmed (born 1968), British television reporter
• Samira Saleh Ali al-Naimi (1963–2014), Iraqi human rights activist and lawyer
• Samira Alikhanzadeh (born 1967), Iranian artist and painter
• Samira Alkhatib (1945–2021), Palestinian poet and writer
• Samira Asghari (born 1994), Afghan member of the International Olympic Committee
• Samira Awad (born 2000), Lebanese footballer
• Samira Bawumia (born 1980), Ghanaian politician and Second Lady the Ghana
• Samira Bellil (1972 - 2004), French feminist who worked for women's rights in Muslim settings
• Samira Besic, German singer of Bosnian origin of the Eurodance group Maxx
• Samira Brahmia, Franco-Algerian singer-songwriter and actress
• Samira Ćosović (born 1973), Serbian politician
  • Samira Efendi, Azerbaijani singer who represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 Samira Fazal, Pakistani author and screenwriter
• Samira Gutoc (born 1974), Filipino journalist and politician
• Samira Hashi (born 1991), Somali-British model, social activist and community worker
• Samira Hurem (born 1972), Bosnian football manager and former player
• Samira Ibrahim (born c. 1987), Egyptian activist
• Samira Islam, Saudi Arabian pharmacologist and scholar
• Samira Khashoggi (1935–1986), Saudi Arabian author and the founder of Al Sharkiah magazine
• Samira Kitman (born 1984), Afghani calligrapher and miniaturist
• Samira Magroun (born 1987), Tunisian actress
• Samira Makhmalbaf (born 1980), Iranian film director
• Samira Manners (born 2000), British-Swedish singer-songwriter
• Samira Marti (born 1994), Swiss politician
• Samira Merai (born 1963), Tunisian doctor and politician
• Samira Mezeghrane (born 1979), French long-distance runner
• Samira Mighty (born 1996), English television personality and actress
• Samira Mubareka (born 1972), Canadian clinical scientist
• Samira Musah, American biomedical engineer and professor
• Samira Mustafaeva (born 1993), Russian-Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnast
• Samira Nawa (born 1988), Danish politician
• Samira Rafaela (born 1989), Dutch politician
• Samira Raif (born 1974), Moroccan long-distance runner
• Samira Rocha (born 1989), Brazilian handball player
• Samira Sabou (born 1981), Nigerien journalist and blogger.
• Samira Said (born 1958), Moroccan pop singer
• Samira Saraya (born 1975), Palestinian actor, filmmaker, poet, and artist
• Samira Shahbandar, Saddam Hussein's second wife
• Samira Sitail (born 1964), Moroccan journalist and diplomat
• Samira Suleman (born 1991), Ghanaian footballer
• 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 Aziz (born 1979), Saudi media personality, social worker, radio host, and businesswoman
• Sameera bint Ibrahim Rajab, Bahraini politician
• Sameera Fazili, American attorney and public official
• Sameera Gunaratne (born 1997), Sri Lankan cricketer
• 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
• Sameera Sherief, Indian actress and producer

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
• Samira in Siba Shakib's novel Samira and Samir

See also

• Sameera (disambiguation)
• Samara
• Samir, masculine form of the name

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sanskritdictionary.com: Definition of samīra. 27 April 2023.
2. Web site: Sanskritdictionary.com: Definition of samīra. 27 April 2023.
3. Web site: H. Anthony Salmoné, An Advanced Learner's Arabic-English Dictionary, سَمَرَ. www.perseus.tufts.edu. 2016-08-27.
4. Web site: H. Anthony Salmoné, An Advanced Learner's Arabic-English Dictionary, سَمِيْر. www.perseus.tufts.edu. 2022-01-18.
5. Web site: Samira - Meaning of name Samira at BabyNames.com. www.babynames.com. 2017-08-19.
6. Web site: Samira - Meaning And Origin Of The Name Samira BabyNames.co.uk. Baby Names. 2017-08-19.