Arya

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya, “reputable or reverend”) and its feminine form आर्या (ā́ryā).

Proper noun

Arya

1. A female given name from Sanskrit.
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     Arya Nielsen, a senior clinical faculty member at our Institute, has also demonstrated this in her excellent work on surface stimulation […]

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2. A surname.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Arya.

Usage notes

• The given name was taken to use in the western world in the 21st century, partly by the book series Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini, and A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin; partly as a variant of the more popular Aria.

Translations

female given name

• Portuguese: Ária (pt) f

Anagrams

• Raya, Yara, raya, yaar

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦄꦂꦪ (arya), from Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya, “noble; noble one”).

Proper noun

Arya

1. a male given name from Javanese

Noun

Arya (first-person possessive Aryaku, second-person possessive Aryamu, third-person possessive Aryanya)

1. Aryan.

Further reading

• “Arya” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

Arya

1. Romanization of ꦄꦂꦪ

Turkish

Proper noun

Arya

1. a female given name