Samadi
Samadi pronounced "Suh-mah-dee" (Arabic: صمدی, Persian: صمدی, Pashto: صمدي, Urdu: صمدی) is used as a surname in people descending from the Middle East and Central Asia. The name is over 4000 years old, originating from the Old Avestan language of early Persians and later branching into the Jewish and more recently Muslim names. The meanings in all cultures have similarities, which translates to: enlightened, chosen, and/or unique. Muslim faith refers to one of the 99 ways of describing God as Samad.
Notable people with the name include:
- Azadeh Samadi (born 1979), Iranian actress
- David B. Samadi (born 1964), Persian-American urologist
- Farnoosh Samadi, Iranian film director and screenwriter
- Ibtisam al-Samadi (born 1955), Syrian poet and academic
- Mahnaz Samadi, Iranian dissident and human rights activist
- Mohamed Samadi (born 1970), Moroccan soccer player
- Mohammad Reza Samadi (born 1971), Iranian Olympic boxer
- Salah Samadi (born 1976), Algerian soccer player
- Saman Samadi (born 1984), Persian avant-garde composer and improvising performer residing in NYC
- Sina Samadi (born 1985), Swedish comedian and singer known professionally as Sean Banan
- Yadollah Samadi (1952–2018), Iranian film director
- Yalda Samadi (born 1990), Iranian pianist and composer
- Mahan Samadi (born 1987), former German Football Coach and Artist
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