Samir
[sæˈmɪər]Meaning
Arabic "companion in evening talk", from samara; Sanskrit samīra, "wind, air"
Background Story
Samir is a masculine given name with more than one origin. In Arabic it means "companion in evening talk", from the root samara, "to talk in the evening", and this transcription covers two related Arabic names that differ in which vowel is long. The Sanskrit samīra, meaning "wind, air", is a separate name used in Sinhalese. The Arabic name is used in Turkish, and variant spellings include Sameer and Samer, with Sameera, Samira and Samirə as feminine forms.
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