- Samira
Samira (In Arabic _ar. سميرة "ArabDIN|Samira"; also "Sameera") is a traditional feminine Arabic name. It is the feminine form of
Samir , meaning "friend of the night" (most common), or "morning star" (high Arabic), or "human of the night". The name also means "pleasant companion".The original name was
Semiramis , the ancient queen with her hanging gardens.Less commonly, Samira is also a Hindu name, derived from the Sanskrit word meaning "gust of wind", or "cool breeze". This too, has the masculine variant of "Samir."
People named Samira
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Petra Samira Polackova , famous masseur from Trebic, Moravia
*Samira Ahmed , British TV reporter
*Samira Damavandi , an Iranian American actress
*Samira Bellil , French feminist working for the rights of women in traditional Muslim settings
*Samira Besic , Eurodance singer withMAXX [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Samira] [http://www.last.fm/music/Samira] and on a self-named project
*Samira Makhmalbaf , Iranian film director
*Samira Idroos , Sri-Lankan American painter [http://www.samiraidroos.com]
*Samira Said , Arabic singer
*Samira Shahbandar ,Saddam Hussein 's second wifeee also
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