Suri

Hebrew, variation of Sarah

"princess"

Suri Origin and Meaning

The name Suri is a girl's name of Persian origin meaning "princess".

Suri, a once obscure name, hit the headlines when chosen by Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise for their daughter in 2007. Multi-cultural, it also means "the sun" in Sanskrit, "rose" in Persian, and is the name of the Andean Alpaca's wool, as well as a Yiddish form of Sarah, a title used for Jain monks, and a Japanese word for "pickpocket."

Suri has not been picked up on by many other parents.

Suri Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 847 on Nameberry

Suri Popularity

• 847 Nameberry 2024
• 649 Unique 2023

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Famous People Named Suri

• Suri Cruise daughter of American actors Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
• Suri Krishnamma British film director

Suri in Pop Culture

• In the animated Disney movie "Dinosaur" the lemur sister was called Suri.