Samir
| Pronunciation | /səmiːr/ /sæˈmiːr/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
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Samir (also spelled Sameer) is a male name found commonly in South Asia, the Middle East, and Central Asia. In Arabic, Samir (سمير) means "holy", "jovial", "loyal", or "charming". In Albanian, it literally means "so good" but loosely "exquisite", "superb", or "perfect". Samira is the feminine spelling, also found in both languages.
People with the name
[edit]Given name or mononym
[edit]Artists and musicians
[edit]- Sameer (lyricist), Indian lyricist Sameer Anjaan (born 1958)
- Samir (filmmaker), Samir Jamal al Din/Jamal Aldin (born 1955), Swiss filmmaker of Iraqi origin
- Samir Badran (born 1990), Swedish television personality and singer, half of the duo Samir & Viktor
- Samir Chamas (1942–2024), Lebanese actor, writer and voice actor
- Sameer Dattani, Indian actor
- Sameer Dharmadhikari, Indian actor
- Sameer Gadhia, American singer, lead singer of Young the Giant
- Sameer Gehlaut (born 1974), Indian businessman
- Samir Ghanem (1937–2021), Egyptian comedian
- Sameer Hasan, Indian actor
- Sameer Hasan, Indian Telugu actor
- Samir Mehanović, British film director
- Sameer Rajda, Indian Gujarati actor
- Sameer Sharma (1976–2020), Indian television actor
- Sameer Vidwans, Indian film director
Politicians
[edit]- Samir Allioui (born 1983), Dutch politician
- Samir Frangieh (1945–2017), Lebanese politician
- Samir Geagea (born 1952), Lebanese politician
- Samir Kassir (1960–2005), Lebanese politician
- Sameer Meghe (born 1978), Indian 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
[edit]- Samir (footballer, born 1981), Brazilian striker Samir Lima de Araújo
- Samir (footballer, born 1994), Brazilian centre back Samir Caetano de Souza Santos
- Samir (Cape Verdean footballer), 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 Mohamed (born 2003), Egyptian 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
- Sameer Verma, Indian badminton player
- Samir Ziani (born 1990), French boxer
Writers and journalists
[edit]- Samir Khader, Iraqi journalist
- Samir Naqqash (1938–2004), Israeli writer
- Sameer Rahim, British literary journalist and novelist
Others
[edit]- Samir El-Khadem (born 1942), Lebanese former commander of the Lebanese Naval Forces
- Samir Naji Al Hasan Moqbel (born 1977), Yemeni Guantanamo detainee
- Sameer Parekh, founder of C2Net Software, Inc
- Semir Zeki (born 1940), British neuroscientist
Nickname
[edit]- Ajam Boujarari Mohammed (born 1961), Moroccan football manager known as Samir
Fictional characters
[edit]- Samir Duran/Emil Narud, in the StarCraft series
See also
[edit]- Samira, an Arabic female given name and a Sanskrit male given name
References
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