Soraya
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Iranian Persian ثریا (sorayyâ), from Classical Persian ثریا (surayyā, “brilliant gem; Pleiades”), ultimately from Arabic ثُرَيَّا (ṯurayyā).
Proper noun edit
Soraya
- A female given name from Persian.
- 1999, J. M. Coetzee, Disgrace, Penguin, published 2000, →ISBN, page 8:
- 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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Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -aʝa
- Syllabification: So‧ra‧ya
Proper noun edit
Soraya f
- a female given name