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Meaning, origin and history of the name Surya

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Gender Masculine

Scripts सूर्य(Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali) సూర్య(Telugu) ಸೂರ್ಯ(Kannada) சூர்யா(Tamil) സൂര്യ(Malayalam)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈs̪uːɾ.jɐ/(Sanskrit) /ˈsur.ja/(Indonesian) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "sun" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Vedic Hindu god of the sun who rides a chariot across the sky.

VariantsSuriya(Tamil) Suraj(Hindi) Suraj(Marathi) Suraj(Nepali)

Other Languages & CulturesSuraj(Bengali) Suraj(Gujarati) Suriya(Thai)

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