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Meaning

The name Samir has the following meaning:

A companion to talk with in the evening. Also means "a special man".
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Samir is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 791 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Samir rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 103 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 742 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Samir in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Samir is pronounced as sahr-meer

Origins

Samir originates from the Arabic language.
See other suggested Arabic boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Samir and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Samir: Boys - Amir, Nadim, Girls - Amira, Dahab, Kaliyah, Khadijah, Nashwa, Nyla, Yasmeen, Both genders - Ali, Jamal, Nakia, Numa, Nuri

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Samir: Samear, Sameer, Sameir, Samere, Samier, Samyr

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Samir are: Sam

Style

We think the name Samir should fall under the following style category: Biblical.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Samir to be: Easygoing and well-groomed chap

In one word, you might describe Samir as a(n) "easygoing" person.

See other "easygoing" names for boys.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Samir (or its variants) are:

Samir Kamouna, born on 2 April, a famous footballer. Samir Kamouna's background: An Egyptian football player and international defender. He plays for Petrojet Club.

Samir Kassir , born on 5 May, a famous historian. Samir Kassir 's background: A university professor, journalist and historian. A prominent left-wing activist, he was a strong advocate of freedom for the Palestinians, democracy in Lebanon and Syria and a vocal critic of the Syrian presence in Lebanon.

Samir Zaoui, born on 6 June, a famous footballer. Samir Zaoui's background: An Algerian football player who, as of 2004, was playing for ASO Chlef. He was a member of the Algerian 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished second in their group in the first round of competition before being defeated by Morocco in the quarter-finals.He is from Algeria.
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Sean (61)
Seth (77)
Sebastian (83)
Stephen (125)
Spencer (130)
Shawn (156)
Sergio (192)
Scott (202)
Saul (287)
Siad
Sherod
Savion
Sergei
Shain
Sigmund
Shurwoode
Shamus
Smittea
Sigismund
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