# Samira

Samira (also spelled Samirah, Sameera, Semira and Sameerah; Sanskrit: समीर, romanized: samīra Arabic: سميرة Persian: سميرا pronounced) is a Sanskrit, Arabic, or Persian given name. In Sanskrit, Sameera or Samira (Sanskrit: समीरः, romanized: samīraḥ) is a feminine given-name, meaning "breeze, wind," or "Vāyu, the wind deity". Many anglicize their name to Samīr or Sameer.
In Arabic, the feminine name is derived from the root s-m-r ("to spend the night in talking"), ultimately meaning "night-companion", "entertaining companion", "the one with lively conversation". The masculine version of this name is Samir.
In some Arabic and Persian speaking communities, the name honors Semiramis, a historical figure and Princess, and later queen of Assyria. The name has taken on the common demonym of “princess”. It can also be spelled as Semira.

## People
### Samira

* Samira Abbassy (born 1965), Iranian-born British painter
* Samira bint Abdullah Al-Faisal, Saudi princess and disability advocate
* Samira Ahmed (born 1968), British television reporter
* Samira Saleh Ali al-Naimi (1963–2014), Iraqi human rights activist and lawyer
* Samira Alikhanzadeh (born 1967), Iranian artist and painter
* Samira Alkhatib (1945–2021), Palestinian poet and writer
* Samira Asghari (born 1994), Afghan member of the International Olympic Committee
* Samira Awad (born 2000), Lebanese footballer
* Samira Bawumia (born 1980), Ghanaian politician and Second Lady the Ghana
* Samira Bellil (1972–2004), French feminist who worked for women's rights in Muslim settings
* Samira Besic, German singer of Bosnian origin of the Eurodance group Maxx
* Samira Brahmia, Franco-Algerian singer-songwriter and actress
* Samira Ćosović (born 1973), Serbian politician
* Samira Efendi (born 1991), Azerbaijani singer who represented Azerbaijan in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021
* Samira Fazal (born 1976), Pakistani author and screenwriter
* Samira Gutoc (born 1974), Filipino journalist and politician
* Samira Hashi (born 1991), Somali-British model, social activist and community worker
* Samira Hurem (born 1972), Bosnian football manager and former player
* Samira Ibrahim (born c. 1987), Egyptian activist
* Samira Islam, Saudi Arabian pharmacologist and scholar
* Samira Khashoggi (1935–1986), Saudi Arabian author and the founder of Al Sharkiah magazine
* Samira Kitman (born 1984), Afghani calligrapher and miniaturist
* Samira Magroun (born 1987), Tunisian actress
* Samira Makhmalbaf (born 1980), Iranian film director
* Samira Manners (born 2000), British-Swedish singer-songwriter
* Samira Marti (born 1994), Swiss politician
* Samira Merai (born 1963), Tunisian doctor and politician
* Samira Mezeghrane (born 1979), French long-distance runner
* Samira Mighty (born 1996), English television personality and actress
* Samira Mubareka (born 1972), Canadian clinical scientist
* Samira Musah, American biomedical engineer and professor
* Samira Mustafaeva (born 1993), Russian-Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnast
* Samira Nawa (born 1988), Danish politician
* Samira Rafaela (born 1989), Dutch politician
* Samira Raif (born 1974), Moroccan long-distance runner
* Samira Rocha (born 1989), Brazilian handball player
* Samira Sabou (born 1981), Nigerien journalist and blogger.
* Samira Said (born 1958), Moroccan pop singer
* Samira Saraya (born 1975), Palestinian actor, filmmaker, poet, and artist
* Samira Shahbandar (born 1946), Saddam Hussein's second wife
* Samira Sitail (born 1964), Moroccan journalist and diplomat
* Samira Suleman (born 1991), Ghanaian footballer
* Samira Tewfik (born 1935), Lebanese Syrian singer of Bedouin dialect
* Samira Wiley (born 1987), American actress
* Princess Samira, a fictional princess in Shimmer and Shine

### Sameera

* Sameera Al Bitar (born 1990), Olympic swimmer from Bahrain
* Sameera Aziz (born 1979), Saudi media personality, social worker, radio host, and businesswoman
* Sameera bint Ibrahim Rajab, Bahraini politician
* Sameera Fazili, American attorney and public official
* Sameera Gunaratne (born 1997), Sri Lankan cricketer
* Sameera Moussa (1917-1952), Egyptian nuclear scientist
* Sameera Perera (born 1988), Sri Lankan cricketer
* Sameera Reddy (born 1980), Indian film actress
* Sameera Sadamal (born 1993), Sri Lankan cricketer
* Sameera Saneesh (born 1983), Indian costume designer in Malayalam film
* Sameera Sherief (born 1988), Indian actress and producer

## Fictional characters

* Samira, The Desert Rose, a playable champion character in the MOBA video game League of Legends
* Samirah al-Abbas, a character in Rick Riordan's novel Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard
* Samira in Siba Shakib's novel Samira and Samir