Samira (also spelled Samirah, Sameera, and Sameerah;
Sanskrit: समीर,
romanized: samīraArabic: سميرةpronounced[saˈmiːra]) is a Sanskrit or Arabic given name. In
Sanskrit, Sameera (
Sanskrit: समीरः,
romanized: samīraḥ) is a unisex given-name, meaning "breeze, wind,"[1] or "Vāyu, the wind deity".[2] Many anglicize their name to
Samīr or Sameer.
In Arabic, the feminine name is derived from the
roots-m-r ("to spend the night in talking"),[3] ultimately meaning "night-companion",[4] "entertaining companion",[5] "the one with lively conversation".[6] The masculine version of this name is
Samir.
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