80%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Indonesian 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. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootsūryaVariantsSuriya(Tamil) Suraj(Hindi) Suraj(Marathi) Suraj(Nepali) Other Languages & CulturesSuraj(Bengali) Suraj(Gujarati) Suriya(Thai) People think this name isRate·Details classic formal upper class natural wholesome strong refined strange serious Categories celestial, chess Grandmasters, deities, figure skaters, gods, Hinduism, ice skaters, isograms, motorcycle racers, mythology, nature, politics, solar deities, sun