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ثُرَيَّا
Soraya
soo-RAY-yah
“The Pleiades star cluster.”
About Soraya
Soraya is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "the Pleiades star cluster", an Arabic-Persian name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic name for the Pleiades. Evokes brilliance and constancy.
Common in Persian, Turkish, and Arab families.
Spellings of Soraya
ثُرَيَّا is one name, written in Latin letters in more than one way. Every spelling below is the same name.
| Spelling | Births in England and Wales, 2025 | Births in France, 2016 to 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Sorayathe spelling used on this page | 76 | 1,300 |
| Suraya | 14 | Not listed |
| Thuraya | Not listed | Not listed |
Babies registered with exactly that spelling. England and Wales: Office for National Statistics, 2025 (the list covers names given to 3 or more babies). France: INSEE Fichier des prénoms, 2016 to 2025 added together (INSEE rounds each yearly count to the nearest 5).
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Persian
Gender
Girl
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning, and Soraya is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Soraya
- What does the name Soraya mean?
- Soraya (ثُرَيَّا) means "The Pleiades star cluster". From the Arabic name for the Pleiades. Evokes brilliance and constancy.
- Is Soraya a name from the Qur'an?
- Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Soraya is an Arabic-Persian name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Soraya a boy or a girl name?
- Soraya is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Soraya come from?
- Soraya is an Arabic-Persian name, built on the root letters Th-R-Y. Common in Persian, Turkish, and Arab families.
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