Behind the Name: Comments for the name Samir

Comments for SAMIR:

Samir is the name of a character in the 1999 cult comedy Office Space.

-- Anonymous User 1/4/2006

Parallel name has singer Sámer Issa.

-- Maggie_Simpson 8/15/2006

I don't really know why, but I am simply in love with this name.

-- aeristella 4/10/2007

Also a masculine name in Slovenia.

-- earthnut 7/18/2007

Oh my goodnes, Earthnut, it isn't a Slovene name. Only used by Arabic emigrants!

-- only.me 1/5/2008

In Sanskrit, SAMIR maens a whiff of breeze, generally blowing mellowly.

-- Ashok Vaishnav 11/10/2007

The Arabic root of Samir is S-M-R, which refers to dark, evening, or dark complexioned. Samir (as opposed to Saamir), is alternatively spelled Sameer. Relating back to the root, it refers to one who gives company during the evening.

-- samirachoudhury 11/30/2007

This name is also used in Turkey.

-- Lucille 11/18/2009

Samir Nasri. 22 year old footballer who plays for English club Arsenal, as well as the French National Team.

-- Anonymous User 4/5/2010

Russian singer Yulia Volkova has a son named Samir, born in 2007. I think he got an Arabic name because his father is a Muslim.

-- bananarama 3/10/2011

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