Suren (disambiguation)
# Suren (disambiguation)

Suren, also rendered as Sûrên or Soren or Sorena or historically Latinized as Surena, is a given name of Iranian origin, used commonly amongst Iranians and Armenians, and means "strong, the heroic one". It may also refer to:

## Persons named Suren or Soren

* Chihor-Vishnasp Suren, a 6th-century AD governor of Armenia
* Walter Surén (1880-1976), German general
* Suren Pahlav, 5th-century Iranian nobleman
* Surin (Nestorian Patriarch), an 8th-century patriarch of the Church of the East
* Suren Shadunts (1898–1938), Soviet-Tajikistani communist leader of Armenian descent
* Suren Arakelov (born 1947), Russian mathematician of Armenian descent
* Suren Spandaryan (1882–1916), Armenian author and revolutionary
* Suren Aghababyan (1922-1986), Armenian literary critic
* Suren Yeremian (1908-1992), Armenian historian and cartographer
* Suren Nalbandyan (b. 1956), Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler
* Suren Markosyan (b. 1984), Armenian Freestyle wrestler
* Suren Raghavan, Sri Lankan academic
* Suren Spandaryan (1882-1916), Armenian literature critic, publicist and Bolshevik
* Suren Khachatryan (b. 1956), Armenian politician

### Fictional characters

* Soren, fictional character in the 2003 film The Matrix Reloaded
* Soren, fictional mage in the 2005 video game Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
* Soren (Guardians of Ga'Hoole), fictional character in the Guardians of Ga'Hoole books by Kathryn Lasky
* Soren Lorensen, fictional character in the Charlie and Lola books by Lauren Child
* Soren (Underworld), fictional character in the Underworld series of books and films
* Soren, fictional character in the 2004 film The Prince and Me
* Soren the Architect, fictional character on Minecraft: Story Mode
* Suren, fictional character in the book series "La saga de Avalon de Trivia"

## Other uses

* Surena (robot), an Iranian humanoid robot, named after the Parthian General Surena
* Surenavan, a town in Armenia
* Samand Soren, a car made by Iran's IKCO car company
