Sanskrit

Surya

Pronounced SOOR-yuhShare

Meaning: The sun

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  • 2 syllables

The story

Surya is Sanskrit for sun and the name of the Vedic solar deity. The natural and divine associations share the same word.

Nicknames

  • Suri

Spellings & variants

  • Suriya
  • Sooraj

Popularity

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Rare in US records; use elsewhere may differ.

Style

Origins

Surya comes from Sanskrit.

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