Thurayya, name meaning in Islam
Thurayya means the Pleiades, a cluster of stars. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it comes from and names like it.
Girl name · Arabic
ثُرَيَّا
Thurayya
The Pleiades, a cluster of stars
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
- Arabic
- ثُرَيَّا
- Say it
- thu-RAY-ya
- Root
- ث ر و
- In the Quran
- No
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Meaning
Thurayya, explained
Thurayya (ثُرَيَّا) is an Arabic name for girls. It means the Pleiades, a cluster of stars. Suraya and Soraya are the Urdu and Persian forms.
Meaning and root
In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Thurayya comes from the root ث ر و, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.
Is Thurayya in the Quran?
No. Thurayya is not a word in the Quran. A name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good. The Prophet ﷺ changed names with bad meanings and kept names with good ones.1
How to say and write Thurayya
Say it thu-RAY-ya. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Suraya, Soraya and Thuraya. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: ث tha + ر ra + ي ya + ا alif.
Choosing Thurayya
Thurayya is a name with a good meaning, which is what the Sunnah asks for. The Prophet ﷺ said: "The most beloved of your names to Allah are Abdullah and Abdur-Rahman",3 and after these, any name with a good meaning is a sound choice. With the father's name it becomes Thurayya bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
Names like Thurayya
- Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
- Sahih Muslim 2315.
- Sahih Muslim 2132.
- Meanings follow classical Arabic usage and the standard name dictionaries; our teachers will check each one.
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Questions
Good to know
What does Thurayya mean in Islam?
Thurayya (ثُرَيَّا) means the Pleiades, a cluster of stars. It is an Arabic name for girls.
Is Thurayya in the Quran?
No, the name Thurayya is not in the Quran, but it has a good meaning, so it is fine to use.
Is Thurayya a boy or girl name?
Thurayya is used as a girl's name.
How do you write Thurayya in Arabic?
Thurayya is written ثُرَيَّا in Arabic, said thu-RAY-ya.
Is it Thurayya or Suraya?
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, ثُرَيَّا. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.