Samira

Samira (also spelled Samirah, Sameera, and Sameerah; Arabic: سميرة pronounced [saˈmiːra]) is an Arabic female given name. It is derived from the root s-m-r ("to spend the night in talking"),[1] ultimately meaning "night-companion",[2] "entertaining companion",[3] "the one with lively conversation".[4] The masculine version of this name is Samir.

Samira
Pronunciation/sæˈmrə/
GenderBoth
Origin
Language(s)1. Arabic
2. Sanskrit
Meaning1. "night-companion"
2. "breeze, wind"
Other names
Related namesSamir

In Sanskrit, Sameera (Sanskrit: समीरः, romanized: samīraḥ) is a masculine name, meaning "breeze, wind,"[5] or "the god of wind".[6] Many people with the name deriving from Sanskrit shorten their name to Samīr or Sameer.

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