Samara?

[Sarieee]

What are your opinions on the name Samara? I would love to use it, but I'd love to know peoples' opinions!

As in the girl from the Ring? Absolutely not.

Absolutely beautiful.

A bit biased, as it was in my shortlist .

Gorgeous name - I don't know why it isn't more widely used. I can only think it's because some people will think of the girl from The Ring horror films, or possibly because nn Sam (Samantha) can sound a little dated. Neither reason would stop me from using the lovely sounding Samara though! And Samara Weaving may make the name more well known/ used.

I understand what you mean by that 😂 but then I think younger kids won't know about The Ring so it's not like it would be brought up a lot. It's a shame that they had to use that name on the character because I like the name in itself!

I instantly thought of The Ring too.

I first read this as Samsara which is the name of a child I taught. She was named after the perfume I've not heard of Samara from The Ring so others might not make the same connection. Go for it if you like it

I do think I'd use Samira tbf, always thought that was a pretty name. But Samara no way, I couldn't get past the horror movie myself. I think it's remained a popular Halloween watch (tbf it's good).

Never heard of the Ring. You can probably find a tenuous dodgy connection for every name, surely.

It’s a nice name, wouldn’t make my short list, but I’d think it was nice if I heard it on someone else.

It's a town in Russia.

So? Lots of people have the same name as towns. Georgia and Sien(n)a spring to mind.

It's a beautiful name, go for it!

I immediately thought of the girl from The Ring too 😬

I have no idea what the ring is.

But it's a beautiful name. Really gorgeous.

My cousin is Samara and they shorten to Sam/Sammie. Lovely name

I've watched the Ring but didn't know the link to that name

The Ring was my first thought too. Bit like naming your kid Chucky Annabelle.

@SionnachRua

As in the girl from the Ring? Absolutely not.

😂😂😂😂😂 👍

Sounds like a mash up name to me. Like the kids dad was called Sam and it’s mum was Zara and they decided to blend the two. Also made me think of the name Amantha, which I heard recently and was puzzled by. Samara has that same vibe of just not feeling quite “right” to my ear for some reason.

There is a beautiful place in Iraq called the Great Mosque of Samarra
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Mosque_of_Samarra

Albeit it's with 2 r's I still thought of that first. Loved climbing it as a kid :) Now I would be terrified. No hand rails, health and safety... oh, those 80s :)

Hmm I was going to say I prefer Tamara but that was just my first thought.

I haven't heard Samara before but it is quite pretty. Presuming it's Sah-mah-rah in pronunciation.

I wouldn't choose it myself but having thought about it I quite like it.

Lovely name but would creep me out given the horror movie. Especially if she ended up with black hair

It instantly makes me think of the Lada Samara. People under 30 will probably never have heard of Ladas, but they were infamously terrible (albeit solidly-built) Russian cars from decades gone by. Obviously not an issue for your baby's generation, but older people might ask if she has a sister called Riva or Niva (also terrible models of Lada) or make 'hilarious' jokes about hoping she doesn't ever suffer a breakdown.

7 days......

That film, the Ring, is literally the scariest film I've ever seen. So no.

It is a pretty name though. What about Mara? I like that even more.

I like the name Samara. I think it's elegant and suits both a child and a adult.

I have seen the Ring, maybe even twice, and I have no recollection of anyone called Samara in it . The immediate and only association for me is the Australian actress Samara Weaving, who I like.

Could get shortened to Sam or Sammy so bear that in mind.

I think it's lovely, I've seen the ring but didnt remember the name from it til it was mentioned here. I think it's old enough not to matter too much now. It's nearly 20 years old, I doubt her peers will be watching it in 15 years time.