Samia (name) Samia is both a feminine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name:
*Samia Ahad, Pakistani chef
* Samia Finnerty, American musician
*Samia Gamal (1924–1994), Egyptian belly dancer and actress
*Samia Ghadie (born 1 ...
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Samiya (disambiguation) Samia or Samiyah (Arabic: سامية ''sāmiyah''), also spelt Samiya, Sameea, is an Arabic female given name meaning “elevated, exalted, lofty”, “high of prominence, eminence, glory, distinction”, “aspiring to the highest distinction, hon ...
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Samia tribe
Samia speaking people live in Western Kenya and Eastern Uganda. They are composed of several clans and their ancient economic activities include fishing in Lake Victoria and other rivers such as River Sio, crop farming (''obulimi''), and animal ...
, a Luhya tribe in western Kenya and southeastern Uganda
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Samia (musician)
Samia Najimy Finnerty (born December 12, 1996) is a Lebanese-American singer-songwriter from New York City.
Early life
Finnerty was born to Lebanese-American actress Kathy Najimy and American actor Dan Finnerty. She was named after her maternal g ...
Places
* North Samia and South Samia, two administrative locations in Funyula division of
Busia County
Busia is a county in the former Western Province of Kenya. It borders Kakamega County to the east, Bungoma County to the north, Lake Victoria and Siaya County to the south and Busia District, Uganda to the west. The county has about 893,000 p ...
in Western Kenya
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Samia, Iran
Samii ( fa, سميعي, also Romanized as Samī‘ī; also known as Samī‘ā and Samīyeh) is a village in Shabankareh Rural District, Shabankareh District, Dashtestan County, Bushehr Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic R ...
, a village in Bushehr Province, Iran
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Samia, Niger
Samia is a town in southern Niger. It is near the city of Zinder
Zinder (locally, ''Damagaram''), formerly also spelled Sinder, is the third largest city in Niger, with a population of 170,574 (2001 census);''Samia'' (moth), a Saturniinae moth genus
* ''Samia'' (play), a play by Menander
* ''Samia'', a film produced by
Humbert Balsan
Humbert Jean René Balsan (21 August 1954 – 10 February 2005) was a French film producer and chairman of the European Film Academy. He was known for securing financing and distribution for diverse and often challenging films.
In February 2005 ...