"Variant of Zoraida"
The name Soraida is commonly a female name from the "Arabic" origin.
Soraida is a variant spelling of Zoraida, the name Cervantes gives to a Moorish woman in Don Quixote, published in 1605. The two spellings appear alongside each other in Spanish-language use.
Zoraida means "An Arabic name meaning enchanting woman, or a namenventeD by Cervantes who gave one of his characters this namen his novel, Don Quixote".
The pronunciation of Soraida is so-RYE-dah.
