Gurya as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Gurya

What is the meaning of the name Gurya ?

The baby name Gurya is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced goo-REE-ya.

Gurya is Hindi, Urdu in Origin.

Gurya traces to the Syriac-Aramaic name Guryā, meaning “lion cub” or “young lion,” cognate with Hebrew gur. Through Greek liturgical use as Gourias (Γουρίας), it entered Church Slavonic and East Slavic name stocks. In those traditions the masculine forms Guriy/Gurii and Guri are more common, while Gurya appears as a transliteration variant and, in some communities, as a rare feminine adaptation preserving the same leonine meaning.

The name’s prominence comes from Saint Gurias of Edessa (4th century), one of the martyrs Gurias, Samonas, and Abibus revered across Eastern Christianity. From Byzantine influence it spread into medieval Rus’, remaining in Orthodox calendars though modern usage in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus is uncommon. Variants and related spellings include Guriy/Gurii, Guri, Gurias/Gourias, and the feminine Gurya or Guria (rare). Note that Georgian Guri and the regional name Guria are etymologically unrelated despite similar appearance.

⚙ Gurya is a rare find. There are only 57 recorded uses of it in our data, from 10 countries.