Saman ( fa, سامان ) is a Persian given name and surname, meaning "calm" and "solace."
Notable people with this name include:
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Saman Aghazamani (born 1990), Iranian football midfielder
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Saman Arbabi
Saman Arbabi ( fa, سامان اربابی; born 1973) is an Iranian-American journalist, video director, cartoonist, host, creator, and executive producer of Voice of America's satirical television shows ''Parazit'' and '' OnTen''. His work has b ...
(born 1973), Iranian-American journalist
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Saman Faezi (born 1991), Iranian volleyball player
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Saman Ghoddos
Saman Ghoddos ( fa, سامان قدّوس; born 6 September 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, striker or winger for club Brentford and the Iran national team.
Born in Sweden to Iranian parents, he init ...
(born 1993), Swedish football player of Iranian descent
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Saman Sultana Jaffri, Pakistani politician
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Saman Nariman Jahan (born 1991), Iranian football striker
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Saman Jayantha
Warushavithana Saman Jayantha (born 26 January 1974), known as Saman Jayantha, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played 17 One Day Internationals for Sri Lanka in 2004 before he was dropped by the Sri Lankan selectors.
International career
He ...
(born 1974), Sri Lankan cricketer
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Saman Khuda
Saman Khuda (Saman Khoda, Saman-khudat; fa, سامانخدا، سامانخدات) was an 8th-century Iranian noble whose descendants (the House of Saman) later became rulers of Khurasan (the Samanid Empire). He was a Dehqan from the villa ...
(8th-century), Persian noble
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Saman Safa
Saman Safa ( fa, سامان صفا, born September 12, 1984) is an Iranian football player. He most recently plays for the Iran's Premier Football League club Foolad as a goalkeeper.
Club career
A product of the Pas Tehran’s youth system, Saf ...
(born 1984), Iranian football player
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Saman Salur
Saman Salur (born 1976) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. He graduated from Soore University with a Bachelor of Film and Television in Directing.
He is known for directing and writing the comedy feature 'A Few Kilos of Dates for a F ...
(born 1976), Iranian director and screenwriter
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Saman Sorjaturong
Saman Sorjaturong (born Saman Sriprated on 2 August 1968 in Amphoe Khlong Lan, Kamphaeng Phet province) is a Thai former world boxing champion.
Early life
He was born in a peasant family in Kamphaeng Phet province, upper central Thailand, with ...
(born 1969), Thai boxer
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Saman Tahmasebi
Saman Tahmasebi ( fa, سامان طهماسبی, born 26 July 1985) is a naturalized Azerbaijani wrestler who formerly represented his birthplace Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a ...
(born 1985), Azerbaijani wrestler
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Saman Kunan
In June and July 2018, a junior association football team and their assistant coach were rescued from the Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Chiang Rai Province in northern Thailand. Twelve members of the team, aged 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old ass ...
, a Thai policeman who died trying to save some boys and girls during the 2018 Thai cave rescue
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Moises Saman
Moises Saman (born 1974) is a Spanish-Peruvian photographer, based in Tokyo. He is considered "one of the leading conflict photographers of his generation" and is a full member of Magnum Photos. Saman is best known for his photographs from Iraq. Hi ...
(born 1974), Spanish-American photographer
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Saliya Saman
Saliya Saman (born 25 November 1985) is a Sri Lankan first-class cricketer who plays for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club. He made his Twenty20 debut on 17 August 2004, for Galle Cricket Club in the 2004 SLC Twenty20 Tournament.
See also
* List of C ...
(born 1985), Sri Lankan cricketer
References
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Persian masculine given names
Pakistani feminine given names