Given name & surname

Samal

“north; north wind”

Samal is used as a given name and a surname.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Samal is a romanization of Самал. Самал goes back to Arabic شَمَال, meaning “north; north wind.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Samal is a romanization of Самал. Самал comes from Persian, and ultimately from Arabic.

Explained through its name family

Samal’s family of names

In Kazakh usage, Samal is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Самал.

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