Soraya ( fa, ثریا) is a feminine

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

name. It is derived from the

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

name for the

Pleiades The Pleiades (), also known as The Seven Sisters, Messier 45 and other names by different cultures, is an asterism and an open star cluster containing middle-aged, hot B-type stars in the north-west of the constellation Taurus. At a distance of ...

star cluster, ''Thurayya'' ( ar, ثريّة). The name is also popular in

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

due to its association with Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari, the second wife of Shah

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi , title = Shahanshah Aryamehr Bozorg Arteshtaran , image = File:Shah_fullsize.jpg , caption = Shah in 1973 , succession = Shah of Iran , reign = 16 September 1941 – 11 February 1979 , coronation = 26 October ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

, who became a European socialite. For phonological reasons, it is usually transcribed as ''Suraya'' in

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

and ''Surayo'' in

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

People

Soraya Soraya ( fa, ثریا) is a feminine Persian name. It is derived from the Arabic name for the Pleiades star cluster, ''Thurayya'' ( ar, ثريّة). The name is also popular in Europe due to its association with Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari, th ...

(1969–2006), Colombian-American singer/songwriter * Soraya Alekozei (born 1955), Afghan-German interpreter and veteran *

Soraya Arnelas Soraya Arnelas Rubiales (; born 13 September 1982), better known by her stage name Soraya, is a Spanish singer. Soraya represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia with the song "La noche es para mí" finishing 23rd wi ...

(born 1982), Spanish singer * Soraya Ray L. Bañas (Kitkat) (born 1989), Filipina singer, comedienne and actress * Soraya Brigui (born 2005), singer and 2018 finalist of The Voice Kids (Belgium). *

Soraya Córdova Frine Soraya Córdova Morán (born 29 June 1959) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PRI. As of 2013 she served as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Puebla Puebla ( en, colony, settlement), official ...

(born 1959), Mexican politician *

Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary ( fa, ثریا اسفندیاری بختیاری, Sorayâ Esfandiâri-Baxtiâri; 22 June 1932 – 26 October 2001) was Queen of the Imperial State of Iran as the second wife of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, whom she mar ...

(1932–2001), second wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran, known during her marriage as Queen Soraya * Soraya Jiménez (1977–2013), Mexican weightlifter, first female athlete from Mexico to win an Olympic gold medal *

Soraya Manutchehri , image = The Stoning of Soraya M. US Poster.jpg , alt = , caption = U.S. theatrical release poster , director = Cyrus Nowrasteh , producer = Stephen McEveety John Shepherd Todd BurnsDiane Hendricks , ...

, subject of the 2008 film ''The Stoning of Soraya M.'' *

Soraya Martínez Ferrada Soraya Marisel Martínez Ferrada Birth certificate of Soraya Marisel Martínez Ferrada, Civil Registry and Identification Service of Chile, 9 June 2022 (born 1972) is a Chilean-Canadian Liberal politician who was elected as a Member of Parliamen ...

(born 1972), Chilean-born Canadian politician *

Soraya Moraes Soraya Moraes (born January 29, 1973) is a Brazilian gospel singer. Moraes was born in São Paulo and sang in church as a child. Her professional career began in a band called Metanoya in 1992; their debut album, ''Guerra'', was released in 19 ...

(born 1973), Brazilian singer, four-time Latin Grammy Award winner * Soraya Peke-Mason (born 1957/1958), New Zealand politician *

Soraya Post Soraya Viola Heléna Post (born 15 October 1956) is a Swedish politician who was a member of European Parliament from Sweden. She is a member of the Feminist Initiative, part of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats. Career Pos ...

(born 1956), Swedish politician * Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría (born 1971), Spanish politician * Soraya Saga (born 1969), Japanese illustrator and video-game story-writer * Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, American journalist for National Public Radio * Soraya Serajeddini (1960–2006), Kurdish-Iranian human rights activist * Soraya Tarzi (1899–1968), wife of King Amanullah Khan of Afghanistan, known during her marriage as Queen Soraya * Soraya Telles (born 1958), Brazilian former middle-distance runner * Suraiya (1929–2004), Indian actress and singer * Suraiya Hasan Bose (1928–2021), Indian textile conservator

Other

* ''Sorayya'' (newspaper), Persian weekly newspaper published between 1898 and 1900 in Cairo * Soraya, a small lunar crater within Alphonsus * Sooraya Qadir (Dust), a Marvel comic book character from the X-Men series * Soraya, a song on the album '' Animals as Leaders'' by the band of the same name * a

sunflower The common sunflower (''Helianthus annuus'') is a large annual forb of the genus ''Helianthus'' grown as a crop for its edible oily seeds. Apart from cooking oil production, it is also used as livestock forage (as a meal or a silage plant), as ...

variety *

Soraya Montenegro Soraya Montenegro is a fictional character in the Mexican telenovela ''María la del Barrio''. Soraya is the typical villain of Mexican melodramas; she serves as a prominent antagonist and is characterized by violence, jealousy, insanity, and emoti ...

, a character in '' María la del Barrio'' portrayed by Itatí Cantoral * Suraiya Nagar, village in Madhya Pradesh, India

References

{{given name Pakistani feminine given names Persian feminine given names Spanish feminine given names

People

Other

See also

References