Samer (, ) is an Arabic male name literally means "informal friendly talk or chat to pass the night", "one to whom you speak", "congregation of those who spend the evening in pleasant conversation", "evening chat companion", "entertainer, companion". The name
Samar
Samar ( ) is the third-largest and seventh-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 1,909,537 as of the 2020 census. It is located in the eastern Visayas, which are in the central Philippines. The island is divided in ...
has the same origin.
The name or adjective itself stems from the root verb ''samara'' (
سَمَرَ) meaning "chat with one another at the night, having an evening of entertainment".
Notable people with the name include:
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Samer Abukhaled (born 1989), Palestinian-American author
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Samer Awad
Samer Awad (; born February 9, 1982, in Damascus, Syria) is a Syrian-Palestinian footballer. He played for Al-Majd, which competes in the Syrian Premier League the top division in Syria. He plays as a midfielder, wearing the number 3 jersey fo ...
(born 1982), Syrian footballer
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Samer Tariq Issawi (born 1979), Palestinian activist
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Samer Majali
Samer Majali () is a Jordanian businessman and was the CEO of Gulf Air from 2009 until his resignation was announced on 2 December 2012. He was the CEO until 31 December 2012, and is now CEO of Royal Jordanian.
Biography
Majali was the CEO of Ro ...
, Jordanian businessman
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Samer Al Marta (born 1972), Kuwaiti association football player
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Samer El Masri, Australian-Lebanese rugby league player
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Samer al-Masry
Samer al-Masry, also spelled Samer al-Masri, (; born 3 August 1969) is a Syrian actor. He is best known for his lead role in the Syrian drama Bab al-Hara.Interview by Hayyan Nayouf, translated by Sonia Faridalarabiya.net 10 October 2007 Following ...
(born 1969), Syrian actor
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Samer Muscati (born 1973), Iraqi-Canadian human rights lawyer, photographer
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Samer el Nahhal (born 1975), Finnish musician
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Samer Saeed (born 1987), Iraqi association football player
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Samer Salem (footballer, born 1992), Saudi footballer for Al-Najma
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Samer Salem (footballer, born 1993)
Samer Khaled Salem (; born 15 January 1993), commonly known as Samer Salem, is a Syrian professional footballer who plays for Hutteen in the Syrian Premier League.
Club career
Jordan
On 5 August 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Al-Hu ...
, Syrian footballer for Hutteen
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Samer Raimouny, Jordanian poet and activist
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Samer Libdeh, Jordanian-English journalist, researcher and policy analyst
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Samer Takriti, Syrian management scientist
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Arabic-language masculine given names
Masculine given names