English Wiktionary account
Source-reportedA neo-Turkish name of Mongolian origin, from Mongolian царай (caraj, “countenance, face, appearance”), adapted into Circassian as the Kabardian surname Шорэй (Šorɛj). The name was popularized by Türkan Şoray (1945–), the most famous actress of Turkish cinema, who is of Circassian origin.
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: ŞorayCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

