Samira (also spelled Samirah, Sameera, and Sameerah /sæˈmiːrə/, ar, سميرة is an Arabic female given name. It is derived from the Arabic root, root s-m-r ('to spend the night in talking'), ultimately meaning ''night-companion'', ''entertaining companion'', ''the one with lively conversation''. The masculine version of this name is Samir. In Sanskrit, Sameera (IAST: samīraḥ, Sanskrit: समीरः) is a masculine name, meaning "breeze, wind", or "the god of wind".https://sanskritdictionary.com/sam%C4%ABra/252695/1 Many people with the name deriving from Sanskrit shorten their name to Samir or Sameer.

People

Samira

* Samira Ahmed (born 1968), British television reporter * Samira Asghari (born 1994), Afghan member of the International Olympic Committee * Samira Awad (born 2000), Lebanese footballer * Samira Bellil (1972–2004), French feminist working for the rights of women in traditional Muslim settings * Samira Besic, German of singer of Bosnian origin of the Eurodance group Maxx (band), Maxx * Samira Efendi, Azerbaijani singer, who will represent Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest, Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 * Samira Gutoc (born 1974), Filipino journalist and politician * Samira Makhmalbaf (born 1980), Iranian film director * Samira Mighty (born 1996), English television personality and actress * Samira Mubareka (born 1972), Canadian clinical scientist * Samira Said (born 1958), Moroccan pop singer * Samira Shahbandar, Saddam Hussein's second wife * Samira Tewfik (born 1935), Lebanese Syrian singer of Bedouin dialect * Samira Wiley (born 1987), American actress * Shimmer and Shine, Princess Samira, a fictional princess in Shimmer and Shine

Sameera

* Sameera Al Bitar (born 1990), Olympic swimmer from Bahrain * Sameera bint Ibrahim Rajab, Bahraini politician * Sameera Moussa, Egyptian nuclear scientist * Sameera Perera (born 1988), Sri Lankan cricketer * Sameera Reddy (born 1980), Indian film actress * Sameera Sadamal (born 1993), Sri Lankan cricketer * Sameera Saneesh, Indian costume designer in Malayalam film

Fictional characters

* Samira, The Desert Rose, a playable champion character in the MOBA video game ''League of Legends'' * List of characters in mythology novels by Rick Riordan#Samirah al-Abbas, Samirah al-Abbas, a character in Rick Riordan's novel ''Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard''

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Samira

Sameera

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