| The boy name Samir [ 2 syll. sa-mir, sam-ir ] is pronounced as SahMIHR or SaaMIHR KEY. Samir is used predominantly in the Albanian, Arabic, Indian, and Iranian languages, and its origin is Arabic. Derived from the element 'samara'. The name Samira (Albanian, Arabic, and Iranian) is the female version of Samir. The name Sameer (Arabic and Indian) and the name Samiri (Albanian) are variants of Samir. Samir is somewhat popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1990s. At the recent peak of its usage in 2005, 0.012% of baby boys were given the name Samir. Its ranking then was #783. In 2007, its usage was 0.012% and its ranking #829, and it was the most frequently used out of all boy names in its group. Baby names that sound like Samir include Sameer (Arabic and Indian), Sener (Turkish), and Samiri (Albanian). KEY: English pronunciation for Samir: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)"
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