Samir
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| Sameer | |
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| Pronunciation | /sæˈmiːr/ |
| Gender | Male |
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| Meaning |
Arabic: companion or friend Sanskrit: gentle wind or cool breeze Bangla: White or free from dirt |
Sameer (also spelled Samir, Arabic: سمير, Samīr, Hindi: समीर, Punjabi: ਸਮੀਰ, Bengali: সমীর) Samir is a male given name with two origins, in Arabic and Sanskrit. The Arabic Sameer means: jovial or pleasant companion, while the Hindi and Sankrit Sameer mean: air, wind. Variant spellings of the name include, the Indian and Nepali Sameer, and the 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
Surname
- Ahmed Samir (disambiguation), multiple people
- Mahmoud Samir (footballer), Egyptian footballer
- Mohamed Samir, Egyptian footballer
- Mohammad Samir Hossain, Medical psychologist
See also
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