Soraya

My name is Soraya, and one meaning of my name I've also heard is "star cluster". Just thought I'd share that :)

I just wonder IF Soraya is the same as Seraya in Hebrew?

My name is also Soraya. Was told it also means a flame of fire at the door of a home, brings in wealth, prosperity, a beautiful chandelier, hangs very bright in a home. I was also named after the Princess Soraya who was married to a Shah. I'm very proud to have such a name, especially that it is Persian. I'm Latina and my family is from Spain and Colombia. I saw the movie "Stoning of Soraya M" it was sad but it showed me some things about true stories similar to that movie, so now I pray for issues such as this.

The name Soraya is not only a very ancient Persian name, but can be traced to other ancient civilizations, and it most certainly does not mean princess. It means "The Pleiades" (a group of stars within The Constellation of Orion). Some Arabs simplify the meaning as "a very bright light".

It is actually Iranian.

This name is also used in Spanish as a variant of "Zoraida". I met a beautiful little girl in Honduras named Soraya ("so-RIE-a").

In Persian it means "princess".