Samiya

Samia or Samiyah (Arabic: سامية sāmiyah), also spelt Samiya, Sameea, is an Arabic female given name meaning “elevated, exalted, lofty”, “high of prominence, eminence, glory, distinction”, “aspiring to the highest distinction, honour, sublime, proud, noble-minded of ethics and morals”. The name is considered as one of the most popular names in the Arab world amongst females.

The female given name Samya (Arabic: سَمْياء samyā’ ), which is a variant of the name Samiya bears the same meaning perhaps taken from the sky.

The female given name Samiya which its written form stems from the male given name, Sami (Arabic: سامي samī).

Samiya may also refer to:

Given Name

 * Samia Abbou, Tunisian lawyer and noble and shoot


 * Samia al-Aghbari, Yemeni blogger
 * Samia Ahad, Palestinian chef
 * Samia Ahmed, Egyptian synchronized swimmer
 * Samia Akario, Moroccan actress and director
 * Samia Amin, Egyptian actress
 * Samia al-Amoudi, Saudi physician
 * Samiya Bashir, American poet and author
 * Samia Benameur, Algerian author under the pen name Maïssa Bey
 * Sâmia Bomfim, Brazilian politician
 * Samia Doumit, better known as Sam Doumit, American actress
 * Samia Usman Fatah, Pakistani politician
 * Samia Finnerty (Samia (musician)), American singer-songwriter
 * Samia Gamal, Egyptian belly dancer and actress
 * Samia Ghali, French politician
 * Samia Gore, American author and entrepreneur
 * Samia Hachemi, Algerian judoka
 * Samia Halaby, Palestinian-American artist
 * Samia Suluhu Hassan, Tanzanian politician
 * Samia Hireche, Algerian rower
 * Samia Khan, Pakistani-American news personality
 * Sâmia Lima, Brazilian badminton player
 * Samia Longchambon, English actress
 * Samia Medjahdi, Algerian tennis player
 * Samia Mehrez, Egyptian professor
 * Samiya Mumtaz, Pakistani actress
 * Samia Nkrumah, Ghanaian politician
 * Samia Yusuf Omar, Somali sprinter
 * Samiya Rafiq, Pakistani trekker
 * Samia Said, Bangladeshi model and actress
 * Samia Sarwar, Pakistani murder victim
 * Samia Sehabi, Algerian handball player
 * Samia Shoaib, Pakistani-American writer and actress
 * Samia Zaman, Bangladeshi media personality

Surname

 * Dru Samia, American football player
 * Frank Samia, Australian rugby player
 * Maoz Samia, Israeli footballer
 * Yom-Tov Samia, Israeli general

Other

 * Samiya, an ancient sea temple in the film Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea