Samara - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Samara \s(a)-ma-

is pronounced sah-MAH-ah. It is of Hebrew and Arabic origin, and its meaning is "guardian or protected by God; night talk". The name of a Russian city. Samarra is the name of an ancient Iraqi city.

Samara has 2 variant forms: Sammara and Semara.

Baby names that sound like Samara are Samaria and Samira.

Samara is a somewhat common first name for women (#2441 out of 4276) and also a somewhat common last name for both men and women (#78802 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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