Thuraya: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Thuraya – Meaning: The Pleiades star cluster – Origin: Arabic – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: thoo-RAY-yah


Thuraya is an Arabic girl's name meaning “The Pleiades star cluster”. It appears in our list of 200+ Arabic Baby Girl Names That Are Melodic and Meaningful.

Meaning & Origin of Thuraya

Meaning: The Pleiades star cluster.

Origin: Arabic.

How to Pronounce Thuraya

Phonetic: thoo-RAY-yah

Popularity of Thuraya

Thuraya doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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