Samara - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Samara \s(a)-ma-ra\ is pronounced sah-MAH-ah. It is of Hebrew and Arabic origin, and its meaning is "guardian or protected by God; night talk".

Samara has 4 variant forms: Samaria, Samarie, Sammara and Semara.

Baby names that sound like Samara are Samira, Samirah and Semira.

Samara is a common female first name and an uncommon surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Samara. Click here to compare Samara with related baby names.