Samir

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Pronunciation /sæˈmiːr/		Gender Male
Meaning Arabic: charming companion or friend

Sameer (also spelled Samir, Arabic: سمير‎‎, Samīr) is a Arabic male name common in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Russia, Central Asia, Europe and elsewhere.

The Arabic Samir means: jovial, loyal or charming companion.

"Samira" is the feminine spelling. The name is also neutral in regard to representation of various religious and ethnic communities in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, Central Asia, Russia, Africa and elsewhere.

Variant spellings of the name include, 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 Sonowal, Bosnian footballer

Semir Slomić, Bosnian footballer

Semir Tuce, Bosnian footballer

Semir Zeki, British neuroscientist

Samir Dattani, an Indian film actor

References

Samir Wikipedia

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