Soraya

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Quotations

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[edit] Etymology

Persian: ثریا (suraiyā), “‘brilliant gem”, “Pleiades’”)

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Soraya

Plural -

Soraya

1. A female given name.

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• 1999 J. M. Coetzee, Disgrace, Penguin, 2000, ISBN 0140296409, page 8:

  Lots of exotics to choose from - Malaysian, Thai, Chinese, you name it. He spends an evening with another Soraya - Soraya has become, it seems, a popular nom de commerce - in a hotel room in Long Street.