Soraya
\sɔ.ʁa.ja\♀French girl's name
At a glance
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | \sɔ.ʁa.ja\ |
Origin and meaning
Borrowed from Iranian Persian ثریا (sorayyâ), from Classical Persian ثریا (surayyā, “brilliant gem; Pleiades”), ultimately from Arabic ثُرَيَّا (ṯurayyā).
Where it is mostly given
- Spain
- Arabia/Persia
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Soraya Do. (BiblioCanet66) (Canet-en-Roussillon (France)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).