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Samira

/sah-MEE-rah/Fulani & Hausa & Somali & Swahili & Wolof · a girl’s name

A pleasant companion and warm conversationalist

In Fulani

How to say it
sah-MEE-rah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SamiraSameera

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
sah-MEE-rah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common
For a boy
Samir

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SamiraSameera

Nicknames & short forms

From the same family

In Somali

How to say it
sah-MEE-rah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SamiraSameera

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
sah-MEE-rah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SamiraSameeraSamirah

Nicknames & short forms

Mira

From the same family

In Wolof

How to say it
sah-MEE-rah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SamiraSamirah

Nicknames & short forms

From the same family