Surya

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Surya

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Borrowed from Sanskrit सूर्य (sū́rya, “the sun or its deity”). Doublet of sun.

proper noun Sūrya

Hinduism The chief solar deity, one of the Adityas, son of Kashyapa and one of his wives Aditi, of Indra, or of Dyaus Pita (depending by the versions). Portrayed with golden arms and hair, Surya drives through the heaven in his triumphal chariot harnessed by seven horses or one horse with seven heads, which represent the seven colours of the rainbow or the seven chakras.
Sun
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

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name male given name

한국어	수리야 suliya, 일천 ilcheon
日本語	スーリヤ Sūriya, 日天 Nitten
中文	日天 Rì tiān, 日天子 Rì tiānzǐ, 蘇利耶 /苏利耶 Sū lì yé
हिन्दी	सूर्य sūrya
Tiếng Việt	Nhật Thiên

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@misc{surya_2026,
  title = {Surya},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/surya},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}