Muslim baby names with meanings

Samir Boy Name Meaning, Origin & Spelling

Samir · Boy · Companion in evening conversation · Arabic

سمير / سامرMuslim boy names

Meaning

Companion in evening conversation

Name meaning

Origin / language
Arabic
Alternate spellings
Sameer
Islamic / Qur’anic association
Islamic historical; not necessarily Qur'anic
Name type
Single given name
Category
Traditional Arabic names

Language and spelling

The source records سمير with a long second vowel and سامر with a long first vowel. Both are related to evening conversation, but Samir in Latin alone does not fix which Arabic form is intended.

Sources

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Entry reviewed: 2026-10-25

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