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