Samia (name)

Samia (also Samya , Samiya ) is an Arabic and Hebrew name. The Arabic origin "sami" means elevated , sublime , noble . The name also means princess in Arabic and Hebrew . The male form is Sami , "the sublime".

Well-known namesake

First name

• Samia Ahmed Mohamed , Sudanese politician (Min. Of Welfare & Social Planning)
• Samia Dauenhauer (* 1984), German actress
• Samia Djémaa , Algerian javelin thrower
• Samia Doumit (* 1975), American actress
• Samia Gamal (1922–1994), Egyptian belly dancer and actress
• Samia Ghali (* 1968), French socialist politician in the Senate (France)
• Samia Hireche , Algerian rowing Olympian in 1996
• Samia Jadda , French actress
• Samia Mehrez (* 1955), Egyptian literary scholar and author
• Samia Nkrumah (* 1960), Ghanaian politician and member of the Convention People's Party
• Samia Sarwar (1970–1999), Pakistani honor killing victim whose death led to disputes in the Pakistani parliament
• Samia Shoaib , Pakistani actress and filmmaker
• Samia Smith (born 1982), English actress
• Samia Yusuf Omar (1991–2012), Somali sprinter

family name

• Frank Samia (* 1981), Lebanese rugby player
• Maoz Samia (* 1987), Israeli soccer player
• Yom-Tov Samia , Israeli major general ret. D., headed the Israeli South Command from 2001 to 2003

See also: Samira