What do you think of the names [name]Samara[/name] (sa-MAH-ruh) and [name]Samira[/name] (sa-MEER-uh)? Like/dislike? First impressions? Preferred nicknames? What would their brothers and sisters be named?
Thanks! 
Aww, so pretty! Arabic? I’m almost surprised that Arabic female names haven’t caught on in English, they seem so accessible. Beyond that, I’d like to know the meanings, and where you heard (of) them.
[name]Samara[/name] (Hebrew): under God’s rule. [name]May[/name] have been derived from the Biblical place name [name]Samaria[/name]. Also a Latin fruit name and a city in [name]Russia[/name]. Nicknames: [name]Mara[/name], [name]Sam[/name], [name]Sammi[/name], [name]Ara[/name]
[name]Samira[/name] (Arabic): companion in evening conversation. Nicknames: [name]Mira[/name], [name]Sam[/name], [name]Sammi[/name], [name]Ira[/name]
[name]Both[/name] are lush, exotic and lovely. I don’t know why but I like the look and sound of [name]Samara[/name] a little better than [name]Samira[/name].
Brothers: [name]Raphael[/name], [name]Khalil[/name], [name]Jericho[/name], [name]Lucian[/name], [name]Thaddeus[/name], [name]Omar[/name], [name]Balthazar[/name], [name]Josiah[/name], [name]Japheth[/name], [name]Darius[/name], [name]Xavier[/name], [name]Cassius[/name]/[name]Caspian[/name], [name]Valerian[/name], [name]Ulysses[/name], [name]Lysander[/name], [name]Hector[/name], [name]Cosmo[/name], [name]Inigo[/name], [name]Jasper[/name], [name]Lazarus[/name], [name]Casimir[/name], [name]Oberon[/name], [name]Leopold[/name], [name]Horatio[/name], [name]Orion[/name]
Sisters: [name]Miriam[/name], [name]Farida[/name], [name]Juno[/name], [name]Ione[/name], [name]Vashti[/name], [name]Naomi[/name], [name]Theodosia[/name], [name]Lorelei[/name], [name]Xenia[/name], [name]Imogen[/name], [name]Xanthe[/name], [name]Laila[/name]/ [name]Leila[/name], [name]Anais[/name], [name]Callisto[/name]/[name]Calliope[/name], [name]Leonie[/name]/[name]Leontine[/name], [name]Tirzah[/name], [name]Odessa[/name], [name]Roxanne[/name], [name]Mahalia[/name], [name]Electra[/name], [name]Phoebe[/name], [name]Leda[/name], [name]Twila[/name], [name]Delphine[/name], [name]Freya[/name], [name]Thisbe[/name]
i’ve always loved samara, but it’s the name of the little girl in the movie The [name]Ring[/name] :? gives me bad images lol
it’s a lovely name though!
Lol I used to dye my hair a much darker (and extremely unflattering) shade of brown, nearly black and one of the guys at my work called me [name]Samara[/name] because I reminded him of the girl in The [name]Ring[/name]. I dye my hair a different colour now :roll:
I like both names but I’m not a fan of the spelling [name]Samira[/name]. I prefer it spelt Samaire, like Samaire [name]Armstrong[/name].
Reminds me of [name]Tamera[/name]. I like both variations. But I like [name]Sarita[/name]/[name]Serita[/name] more.