Meaning, origin and history of the name Samir (1)

Gender Masculine

Scripts سمير(Arabic)

Pronounced Pron. sa-MEER(Arabic)

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Note In Azerbaijani this name is written with a dotted İ. It appears as SAMİR in uppercase and samir in lowercase.

Meaning & History

Means "companion in evening talk" in Arabic, from the root سَمَرَ (samara) meaning "to talk in the evening".

VariantSameer(Arabic)

Feminine FormsSamar, Sameera, Samira(Arabic)

Other Languages & CulturesSemir(Turkish)

Same SpellingSamir 2

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