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Samīr (Also spelled Sameer or Samir) is a Sanskrit male given name. It originating from the Sanskrit word samīra which means "breeze", "wind", "air", "aura", or the wind deity Vāyu.[1][2] Many, especially in South India, sometimes do not delete the schwa and keep their name as "Sameera". Notable people with the name include:
- Samir Soni
- Samir Kochhar
- Samir Roychoudhury
- Sameer Anjaan
- Sameer Verma
- Sameer Wankhede
- Sameer Dharmadhikari
- Sameer Gadhia
- Sameer Dattani
- Sammer Rajda
Pronunciation | /sə.miːr/ |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Sanskrit, Hindi, etc. |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Sanskrit |
Meaning | Breeze, Wind, Air, Vāyu |
Region of origin | India, South Asia |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Sameera |
See also
edit- Samir (disambiguation)
- Sameer (disambiguation)
- Samira/Samīra, an Arabic female given name and a Sanskrit male given name
References
edit- ^ "Samira: English Translation of the Sanskrit word: Samira-- Sanskrit Dictionary". sanskritdictionary.org. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ McGregor, R. S. (Ronald Stuart) (1993). "The Oxford Hindi-English dictionary". dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-24.