Samia or Samiyah (

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

: سامية ''sāmiyah''), also spelt Samiya, Sameea, is an Arabic female given name meaning “elevated, exalted, lofty”, “high of prominence, eminence, glory, distinction”, “aspiring to the highest distinction, honour, sublime, proud, noble-minded of ethics and morals”. The name is considered as one of the most popular names in the Arab world amongst females. The female given name ''Samya'' (

: سَمْياء ''samyā’'' ), which is a variant of the name ''Samiya'' bears the same meaning perhaps taken from the sky. The female given name Samiya which its written form stems from the male given name,

Sami Acronyms * SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange'', a closed-captioning format developed by Microsoft * Saudi Arabian Military Industries, a government-owned defence company * South African Malaria Initiative, a virtual expertise ne ...

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: سامي ''samī''). Samiya may also refer to:

Given Name

* Samia Abbou, Tunisian lawyer and noble and shoot * Samia al-Aghbari, Yemeni blogger * Samia Ahad, Palestinian chef * Samia Ahmed, Egyptian synchronized swimmer * Samia Akario, Moroccan actress and director * Samia Amin, Egyptian actress * Samia al-Amoudi, Saudi physician * Samia Aouni, Tunisian footballer * Samiya Bashir, American poet and author * Samia Benameur, Algerian author under the pen name Maïssa Bey * Sâmia Bomfim, Brazilian politician * Samia Doumit, better known as Sam Doumit, American actress * Samia Usman Fatah, Pakistani politician * Samia Finnerty (

Samia (musician) Samia Najimy Finnerty (born December 12, 1996) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She releases her music under the mononym Samia. Early life Finnerty was born in Los Angeles to actors Kathy Najimy and Dan Finnerty. She was named after ...

), American singer-songwriter *

Samia Gamal Zeinab Ali Khalil Ibrahim Mahfouz (; 5 March 1924 – 1 December 1994), known professionally as Samia Gamal (), was an Egyptian belly dancer and film actress. Gamal performed in more than 50 movies during her career. She is regarded as one of t ...

, Egyptian belly dancer and actress * Samia Ghali, French politician * Samia Gore, American author and entrepreneur * Samia Hachemi, Algerian judoka * Samia Halaby, Palestinian-American artist * Samia Suluhu Hassan, Tanzanian politician * Samia Hireche, Algerian rower *

Samia Khan Samia Khan (born April 4, 1985) is an Americans, American writer, producer, actress, blogger and news personality who most recently co-hosted FOX News Now, a digital news operation based in Phoenix, Arizona. She made headlines in November 2016 af ...

, Pakistani-American news personality * Sâmia Lima, Brazilian badminton player *

Samia Longchambon Samia Maxine Longchambon (''née'' Ghadie, previously Smith; born 13 July 1982) is an English actress. She has played the role of Maria Connor in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' since 2000. She also appeared as a contestant on the ei ...

, English actress * Samia Medjahdi, Algerian tennis player * Samia Mehrez, Egyptian professor * Samiya Mumtaz, Pakistani actress * Samia Nkrumah, Ghanaian politician * Samia Yusuf Omar, Somali sprinter * Samiya Rafiq, Pakistani trekker * Samia Said, Bangladeshi model and actress * Samia Sarwar, Pakistani murder victim * Samia Sehabi, Algerian handball player * Samia Shoaib, Pakistani-American writer and actress * Samia Zaman, Bangladeshi media personality

Surname

* Dru Samia, American football player * Frank Samia, Australian rugby player * Maoz Samia, Israeli footballer * Yom-Tov Samia, Israeli general sumaiya nadeem India lecturer

Other

* Samiya, an ancient sea temple in the film '' Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea'' {{disambiguation, given name, surname Arabic-language feminine given names Feminine given names Arabic-language surnames