Samir (variantly spelled Sameer) is a male name found commonly in the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe. In Arabic, Samir () means holy, jovial, loyal or charming. In Albanian, it translates literally as “so good” but the connotation is closer to 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, a Swiss film maker 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 *Samir Soni, Indian actor

Politicians

*Samir Allioui, Dutch politician *Samir Frangieh, Lebanese politician *Samir Geagea, Lebanese politician *Samir Kassir, Lebanese politician *Samir Mouqbel (born 1939), Lebanese politician *Samir Saïed, Tunisian politician *Samir Sharifov, Azerbaijani politician *Sameer Zuberi, Canadian politician

Sportsmen

*Samir Ayass (born 1990), 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 Football player, 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 *Sameer khan , Azamgarh UP Se hain

Middle name

*Hélder Samir Lopes Semedo Fernandes, Cape Verdean footballer known simply as Samir Ali

Nickname

*Ajam Boujarari Mohammed, Moroccan football manager known as Samir

Ships

* A ship built in 1933, originally a German fishing trawler named German trawler V 209 Carl Röver, Carl Röver, which operated under the name Samir as a Lebanese cargo ship from 1980 to 1985