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 Surname Surena, 1st-century BC Parthian general Chihor-Vishnasp Suren, a 6th-century AD governor of Armenia Walter Surén (1880-1976), German general

Given name 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

Nickname Stepan Shaumian (1878–1918, nicknamed "Suren"), Armenian Bolshevik revolutionary and 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 House of Suren, a Parthian noble family in antiquity

See also

Suren toon, a species of tree Faruk Süren (born 1945), Turkish businessman Søren, a Scandinavian given name Soren (disambiguation) Suran (disambiguation)