Soraya

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Soraya

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Borrowed from Iranian Persian ثریا (sorayyâ), from Classical Persian ثریا (surayyā, “brilliant gem; Pleiades”), ultimately from Arabic ثُرَيَّا (ṯurayyā).

proper noun Surayya · Surayyo · Sorayya

  1. A female given name from Persian. Lots of exotics to choose from - Malaysian, Thai, Chinese, you name it. He spends an evening with another Soraya - Soraya has become, it seems, a popular nom de commerce - in a hotel room in Long Street.

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FrançaisSoraya
العربيةثُرَيَّا ṯurayyā

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"Soraya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/soraya. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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Soraya. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/soraya

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"Soraya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/soraya.

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@misc{soraya_2026,
  title = {Soraya},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/soraya},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}