Samir (variantly spelled Sameer) is a male name found commonly in India, the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe. In Sanskrit, Samīr/समीर translates to the "wind, air or breeze". 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 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 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 Carl Röver, which operated under the name Samir as a Lebanese cargo ship from 1980 to 1985 See also Sameer (disambiguation) Samira, an Arabic female given name References Arabic masculine given names Bosniak masculine given names Indian masculine given names Iranian masculine given names Azerbaijani masculine given names