Soraya
Soraya is a girl name of Persian origin, meaning The Pleiades; a star cluster.
What Soraya means
The Pleiades; a star cluster.
Soraya sits at 6 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Soraya comes from
Persian names reach back to pre-Islamic Iran and to the epic poetry that preserved it, which is why many belong to heroes and rulers from the Shahnameh.
Soraya is recorded as Persian in origin. Browse other Persian names.
How popular is Soraya?
Soraya is not in the current top 100 girl names we track. In practice that means a child called Soraya is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Soraya
Soraya spans Star and the stars and sky, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Soraya
These share Soraya's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Stella — Star. Shining and celestial.
- Hoshi — Star.
- Nova — New; a blazing star.
- Seren — Star.
- Sitara — Star.
- Stellaluna — Star and moon.
- Astra — Of the stars.
- Bituin — Star.
- Csilla — Morning star.
- Danica — Morning star.
- Dara — Star; maiden.
- Estelle — Star.
More Persian names
- Shirin — Sweet and charming.
- Suri — Red rose; princess.
- Roxana — Dawn; bright light.
- Tulip — The tulip flower; turban.
- Parisa — Like a fairy.
- Lilac — The pale-purple blossom.
- Jasper — Bringer of treasure; the gemstone.
- Jasmine — Jasmine flower; a gift from God.
- Farid — Unique and precious.
- Darius — He who holds firm; a wealthy king.