Samira
Samira is a Sanskrit, Arabic, or Persian given name. In Sanskrit, Sameera or Samira is a feminine given-name, meaning "breeze, wind," or "Vāyu, the wind deity". Many anglicize their name to Samīr or Sameer.
In Arabic, the feminine name is derived from the root s-m-r, ultimately meaning "night-companion", "entertaining companion", "the one with lively conversation". The masculine version of this name is Samir.
In some Arabic and Persian speaking communities, the name honors Semiramis, a historical figure and Princess, and later queen of Assyria. The name has taken on the common demonym of “princess”. It can also be spelled as Semira.
People
Samira
- Samira Abbassy, Iranian-born British painter
- Samira bint Abdullah Al-Faisal, Saudi princess and disability advocate
- Samira Ahmed, British television reporter
- Samira Saleh Ali al-Naimi, Iraqi human rights activist and lawyer
- Samira Alikhanzadeh, Iranian artist and painter
- Samira Alkhatib, Palestinian poet and writer
- Samira Asghari, Afghan member of the International Olympic Committee
- Samira Awad, Lebanese footballer
- Samira Bawumia, Ghanaian politician and Second Lady the Ghana
- Samira Bellil, French feminist who worked for women's rights in Muslim settings
- Samira Besic, German singer of Bosnian origin of the Eurodance group Maxx
- Samira Brahmia, Franco-Algerian singer-songwriter and actress
- Samira Ćosović, Serbian politician
- Samira Efendi, Azerbaijani singer who represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021
- Samira Fazal, Pakistani author and screenwriter
- Samira Gutoc, Filipino journalist and politician
- Samira Hashi, Somali-British model, social activist and community worker
- Samira Hurem, Bosnian football manager and former player
- Samira Ibrahim, Egyptian activist
- Samira Islam, Saudi Arabian pharmacologist and scholar
- Samira Khashoggi, Saudi Arabian author and the founder of Al Sharkiah magazine
- Samira Kitman, Afghani calligrapher and miniaturist
- Samira Lui, Italian showgirl and model
- Samira Magroun, Tunisian actress
- Samira Makhmalbaf, Iranian film director
- Samira Manners, British-Swedish singer-songwriter
- Samira Marti, Swiss politician
- Samira Merai, Tunisian doctor and politician
- Samira Mezeghrane, French long-distance runner
- Samira Mighty, English television personality and actress
- Samira Mubareka, Canadian clinical scientist
- Samira Musah, American biomedical engineer and professor
- Samira Mustafaeva, Russian-Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnast
- Samira Nawa, Danish politician
- Samira Rafaela, Dutch politician
- Samira Raif, Moroccan long-distance runner
- Samira Rocha, Brazilian handball player
- Samira Sabou, Nigerien journalist and blogger.
- Samira Said, Moroccan pop singer
- Samira Saraya, Palestinian actor, filmmaker, poet, and artist
- Samira Shahbandar, Saddam Hussein's second wife
- Samira Sitail, Moroccan journalist and diplomat
- Samira Suleman, Ghanaian footballer
- Samira Tewfik, Lebanese Syrian singer of Bedouin dialect
- Samira Wiley, American actress
- Princess Samira, a fictional princess in Shimmer and Shine
Sameera
- Sameera Al Bitar, Olympic swimmer from Bahrain
- Sameera Aziz, Saudi media personality, social worker, radio host, and businesswoman
- Sameera bint Ibrahim Rajab, Bahraini politician
- Sameera Fazili, American attorney and public official
- Sameera Gunaratne, Sri Lankan cricketer
- Sameera Moussa, Egyptian nuclear scientist
- Sameera Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer
- Sameera Reddy, Indian film actress
- Sameera Sadamal, Sri Lankan cricketer
- Sameera Saneesh, Indian costume designer in Malayalam film
- Sameera Sherief, Indian actress and producer
Fictional characters
- Samira, The Desert Rose, a playable champion character in the MOBA video game League of Legends
- Samirah al-Abbas, a character in Rick Riordan's novel Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard
- Samira in Siba Shakib's novel ''Samira and Samir''