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, 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 ...
of
Iran, who became a European socialite.
For phonological reasons, it is usually transcribed as ''Suraya'' in
Afghanistan and ''Surayo'' in
Tajikistan.
People
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Soraya (1969–2006), Colombian-American singer/songwriter
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Soraya Alekozei (born 1955), Afghan-German interpreter and veteran
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Soraya Arnelas (born 1982), Spanish singer
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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).
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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
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Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary (1932–2001), second wife of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran, known during her marriage as Queen Soraya
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Soraya Jiménez (1977–2013), Mexican weightlifter, first female athlete from Mexico to win an Olympic gold medal
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Soraya Manutchehri, subject of the 2008 film ''The Stoning of Soraya M.''
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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
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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
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Soraya Peke-Mason (born 1957/1958), New Zealand politician
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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
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Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría (born 1971), Spanish politician
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Soraya Saga (born 1969), Japanese illustrator and video-game story-writer
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Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, American journalist for National Public Radio
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Soraya Serajeddini (1960–2006), Kurdish-Iranian human rights activist
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Soraya Tarzi (1899–1968), wife of King Amanullah Khan of Afghanistan, known during her marriage as Queen Soraya
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Soraya Telles (born 1958), Brazilian former middle-distance runner
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Suraiya (1929–2004), Indian actress and singer
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Suraiya Hasan Bose (1928–2021), Indian textile conservator
Other
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''Sorayya'' (newspaper), Persian weekly newspaper published between 1898 and 1900 in Cairo
* Soraya, a small lunar crater within
Alphonsus
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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
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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
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Suraiya Nagar, village in Madhya Pradesh, India
See also
*
Saraya (disambiguation) Saraya may refer to:
People
* Saraya (wrestler) (born 1992), English professional wrestler, formerly known as Paige
*Sweet Saraya (born 1971), English professional wrestler, mother of Saraya
Places
* Saraya, Pazardzhik Province, a village in south ...
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Sabina (disambiguation)
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Sabrina (disambiguation)
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Sarah (disambiguation)
Sarah is a biblical matriarch and the wife of Abraham.
Sarah may also refer to:
Books
* ''Sarah'' (Card novel), a 2000 novel by Orson Scott Card
* ''Sarah'' (Johnson book), a 2008 biography of Sarah Palin
* ''Sarah'' (LeRoy novel), a 2001 no ...
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Sarai (disambiguation) / or Serai / Saraj
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Sarina (disambiguation) Sarina may refer to Sarina, Queensland
Sarina, Queensland
* Sarina Beach, Queensland
* Sarina Range, Queensland
* Shire of Sarina
* Sarina War Memorial
* Sarina railway station
* Sarina State High School
Other
* Sarina (name)
* ''Sarina Paris
...
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Sarita (disambiguation)
Sarita may refer to:
Sarah”, meaning “woman of high rank, Princess, essence, speckled”.
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People
* Sarita Choudhury (born 1966), British-Indian actress
* Sarita Khajuria (1974–2003), British-Indian actress
* Sarita Joshi (born 1941 ...
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Sariya (disambiguation)
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Seraiah, a Hebrew name
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Seraya (disambiguation) Seraya or Serayah may refer to:
* Seraya, historical building in Nazareth, Israel
*Seraya Shapshal (1873–1961), hakham and leader of the Crimean and then the Polish and Lithuanian Crimean Karaites (Karaim) community
*Serayah McNeill (born 1995), ...
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Surya (disambiguation)
Surya is the chief solar deity in Hinduism. It is also a common name given for people of South Asia.It is also the 17th most common name in Asia.
* Suryavansha (The Sun Dynasty), is one of the most prominent dynasties in the history of Hinduism ...
References
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Persian feminine given names
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