Samira Name Meaning & Origin
Samira
Pronunciation: sah-MEE-rə (key)
Origin of the name Samira:
A borrowing from the Arabic, Samira is derived from samīr (companion in evening conversations).
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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AMARIS, ARAMIS, MARISA and SAMIRA are anagrams of each other; they contain the same letters.
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