Surayya

Surayya is a feminine given name used across the Arabic-speaking world and in South Asia, including its diaspora communities. It has several spellings, including Suraiya, Surayya, and Surayya; the variation arises from transliteration differences between Arabic, Urdu, Hindi, Turkish, and Persian scripts. The name is often linked to the Arabic term Thurayya, which designates the Pleiades star cluster. In some linguistic and cultural contexts, the association with the stars contributes to the perception of beauty, brightness, or guidance, but as a given name its meaning is frequently approached as a personal or familial attribute rather than a fixed definition.

In Urdu and Hindi usage, Surayya is a popular feminine name and appears in literature, music, and film as both a given name and a cultural motif. It is also found in Turkish and Persian-speaking communities with related spellings. The name is predominantly used in Muslim communities but has broader usage in multilingual settings, reflecting cross-cultural naming practices.

Notable people and characters bearing variants of the name have contributed to cultural spheres in South Asia and the Middle East. See also Thurayya, the Arabic name for the Pleiades, and Suraiya, a variant spelling with its own notable usages.