Malay Names · Girl
Suraya name meaning
“the Pleiades star cluster”
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 3●●●
- First letter
- S
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Arabic scriptثريا
6
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Suraya
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Suraya is a girl's name from Arabic meaning the Pleiades star cluster.
What does Suraya mean?
About the name Suraya
Suraya is a Malay spelling of Thurayyā, the Arabic name for the Pleiades star cluster. In Arabic the word is also used for a chandelier, and it relates to a root meaning 'to be abundant'. The spelling Soraya spread through Persian.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Syllables | Su-ra-ya |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with S |
| Arabic script | ثريا |
|---|
Compound names with Suraya
Sources
- Wiktionary: ثريا · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Soraya · behindthename.com · meaning
Names with a related meaning
- Suhaila♀Feminine of Suhayl, the star Canopus
- Parvin♀The Pleiades
- Asmani♀Celestial
- Esterina♀Star (possibly)
- Najmah♀Star
- Nur Akhtar♀Light · star
- Nur Esther♀Light · star (one interpretation)
- Nur Suhaila♀Light · feminine of Suhayl, the star Canopus
- Nur Suraya♀Light · the Pleiades star cluster
- Nurul Suhaila♀Light · feminine of Suhayl, the star Canopus
- Nurul Suraya♀Light · the Pleiades star cluster
- Siti Suhaila♀Lady · feminine of Suhayl, the star Canopus
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