Soraya
| Soraya | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Persian language |
| Meaning | gem or 'princess' when used as a name |
| Region of origin | Persia, modern day Iran |
Soraya (Persian: ثريا ) is a feminine given name of Persian origin. It may refer to:
People
- Soraya (musician) (1969–2006), Colombian-American singer/songwriter
- Soraya Arnelas (born 1982), Spanish singer
- Soraya Ray L. Bañas (Kitkat) (born 1989), Filipina singer, comedian, and actress
- Soraya Córdova (born 1959), Mexican politician
- Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari (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 is the subject of the 2008 film The Stoning of Soraya M..
- Soraya Moraes (born 1973), Brazilian singer, 4 time Latin Grammy Award winner
- Soraya Post (born 1956), Swedish politician
- Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, American journalist for National Public Radio
- Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría (born 1971), Deputy Prime Minister of Spain
- Soraya Saga (born 1969), Japanese illustrator and video-game story-writer
- Soraya Serajeddini (1960–2006), Kurdish-Iranian human rights activist
- Soraya Tarzi (1899–1968), wife of King Amanullah Khan of Afghanistan
- Soraya Telles (born 1958), Brazilian former middle distance runner
- Other
- 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 variety
- Soraya Montenegro, a character in María la del Barrio portrayed by Itatí Cantoral
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