Samira
Samira is a girl name of Arabic origin, meaning Companion in evening talk.
What Samira means
Companion in evening talk.
Samira sits at 6 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Samira comes from
Arabic names are built from three-consonant roots, so related names share an audible family resemblance and a related field of meaning. Many describe qualities the parents hope for.
Samira is recorded as Arabic in origin. Browse other Arabic names.
How popular is Samira?
Samira sits outside the top 100 girl names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Samira
Samira spans grace and gentleness and the Arabic tradition, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Samira
These share Samira's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Rana — Beautiful; eye-catching.
- Hassan — Handsome; benefactor.
- Jamal — Beauty.
- Kamal — Perfection.
- Layla — Night; dark beauty.
- Salma — Safe; peaceful.
- Sana — Radiance; brilliance.
- Aaliyah — Exalted; sublime.
- Aisha — Alive; living.
- Amira — Princess; leader.
- Farah — Joy; happiness.
- Fatima — Captivating; one who abstains.