Samir

Samir is a male name found commonly in South Asia, the Middle East, and Central Asia. In Arabic, Samir means "holy", "jovial", "loyal", or "charming". In Albanian, it literally means "so good" but loosely "exquisite", "superb", or "perfect". Samira is the feminine spelling, also found in both languages.

People with the name

Given name

Artists and musicians

Samir (filmmaker), Samir Jamal al Din/Jamal Aldin, Swiss filmmaker of Iraqi origin
Samir Badran, Swedish television personality and singer, part of duo Samir & Viktor
Samir Chamas, Lebanese actor, writer and voice actor
Samir Ghanem, Egyptian comedian

Politicians

Samir Allioui, Dutch politician
Samir Frangieh, Lebanese politician
Samir Geagea, Lebanese politician
Samir Kassir, Lebanese politician
Samir Mouqbel, Lebanese politician
Samir Saïed, Tunisian politician
Samir Sharifov, Azerbaijani politician
Sameer Zuberi, Canadian politician

Sportsmen

Samir (footballer, born 1981), Samir Lima de Araújo, Brazilian striker
Samir (footballer, born 1994), Samir Caetano de Souza Santos, Brazilian centre back
Samir (Cape Verdean footballer), Hélder Samir Lopes Semedo Fernandes, forward
Samir Ayass, Lebanese footballer
Samir Bannout, Lebanese bodybuilder
Samir Bekrić, Bosnian footballer
Samir Fazlagić, Norwegian footballer
Samir Fazli, Macedonian footballer
Samir Hadji, Moroccan footballer
Samir Handanovič, Slovenian footballer
Samir Karabašić, Bosnian canoeist
Samir Mammadov, Azerbaijani boxer
Samir Merzić, Bosnian footballer
Samir Nasri, French footballer
Samir Mohamed, Egyptian footballer
Semir Slomić, Bosnian footballer
Semir Tuce, Bosnian footballer
Samir Ujkani, Albanian footballer
Samir Ziani, French boxer

Others

Samir El-Khadem, Lebanese former Commander of the Lebanese Naval Forces
Samir Khader, Iraqi journalist
Samir Mehanović, British film director
Samir Naji Al Hasan Moqbel, Yemeni guantanamo detainee
Samir Naqqash, Israeli writer
Semir Zeki, British neuroscientist

Fictional characters

Samir Duran/Emil Narud, a character in the StarCraft series

Nickname

Ajam Boujarari Mohammed, Moroccan football manager known as Samir