What does the name Samara mean?

Samara means "Guarded by God, wind". It is a girl's name of Arabic origin.

Samara

Samara means Guarded by God, wind.

Gender	girl
Origin	Arabic
Language	Multi-regional
Starts with	S

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Guarded by God, wind”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

Rayan — Gate to paradise, soft wind
Pavan — Wind, breeze, pure, holy
Avan — Wind, air
Samir — Wind, gentle breeze, entertaining
Sameer — Wind, air, pleasant breeze
Anila — Wind, breeze, air

More girls' names of Arabic origin

Inaaya — Gift of God, care
Aisha — Alive, prosperous
Zara — Flower, princess
Samaira — Enchanting, jovial
Aaliya — High, exalted, sublime
Inaya — Gift from God

Where this comes from

Samara has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.