Etymology

Soraya

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Today it means: A female given name from Persian. Full definition →

Iranian Persian ثریا ← Classical Persian ثریا ← Arabic ثُرَيَّا
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromثُرَيَّا
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromثریا“brilliant gem; Pleiades”
  3. Iranian Persian · borrowed fromثریا
  4. English todaySoraya

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

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