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Samarrah
Pronounced suh-MAR-uh /səˈmɑːr.ə/Medium
Meaning: Samarrah is a respelling of Samara, a name usually traced to a Hebrew root for 'guardian' or 'watchful' and sometimes linked to the Arabic samar, 'evening conversation.' The double-r spelling also echoes Samarra, the historic Iraqi city. The given name here follows the Samara route, with the city as a separate association.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Samarrah respells Samara, a name usually anchored to a Hebrew root for 'guardian' or 'watchful' and sometimes to the Arabic samar, 'evening talk.' Its spelling also recalls the Iraqi city Samarra. As a given name it follows the Samara route, and the routes are noted. It appeared in American records in the two-thousands.
It was never common, given to only about fifteen girls a year at its peak in the mid-two-thousands, and it stayed rare. A girl named Samarrah then is a teenager today.
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What does the name Samarrah mean?
It respells Samara, from a Hebrew root for 'guardian' or 'watchful'; the spelling also echoes the Iraqi city Samarra.
How do you pronounce Samarrah?
It is said suh-MAR-uh /səˈmɑːr.ə/ - three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Samarrah a boy or girl name?
Samarrah is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Samarrah?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the two-thousands.