Arya (name)
| Arya (आर्य آریا) | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Sanskrit, Old Iranian |
| Meaning | "noble"[1][2] |
| See also | Aria, Aryan, Arian, Ario, Aryo |
Arya (Persian: آریا āryā, Sanskrit: आर्य ārya) is a Persian and North Indian given name. In all countries it is a Masculine name but is used as a girls name on the Western side of the globe.. The name is also beginning to appear in the western world after the character Arya Stark of the television series Game of Thrones.[3]
For the meaning and history of the Sanskrit word, see the article Aryan.
In Game of Thrones
In 2013, BBC News wrote that "the passion and the extreme devotion of fans" had brought about a phenomenon unlike anything related to other popular TV series, manifesting itself in a very broad range of fan labor, such as fan fiction,[4] Game of Thrones-themed burlesque routines, or people naming their children after characters from the series.[5] In 2012, "Arya" was the fastest-rising girl's name in popularity in the U.S., jumping from 711th to 413th position.[6]
Notable persons
Given name
- Arya (actor) (born 1980), south Indian actor
- Aarya Ambekar (born 1994), Marathi playback singer
- Arya Aramnejad (born 1983), Iranian singer
- Arya Aziminejad (born 1973), Iranian composer
- Arya Bhatta (476–550), Indian mathematician
- Aarya Babbar (born 1981), Indian actor
- Arya Gopi, Indian Malayalam-language poet
- Arya Maulana Aldiartama (born 1995), Indonesian badminton player
- Arya Mitra Sharma (born 1959), German doctor
- Arya Rohit, Indian actress
- Aryan Vaid (born 1974), Indian male model
Surname
- Aditi Arya (born 1993), Indian model
- Aditya Arya, Indian photographer
- Akram Monfared Arya, first Iranian female pilot
- Amit Arya, Canadian Hindustani classical music vocalist.
- A. S. Arya, Indian structural engineer
- Anita Arya, Indian politician from the BJP
- Chandra Arya, Canadian politician
- Chaudhari Kumbharam Arya (1914–1995) Indian freedom fighter and popular leader
- Fatemeh Motamed-Arya (born 1961), Iranian actress
- I Ngurah Komang Arya (born 1985), Indonesian footballer
- Ishan Arya, Indian cinematographer and producer
- Kamlesh Arya, Fijian politician
- Mangilal Arya (1918–1992), Indian freedom fighter and social reformer
- Meenakshi Arya, Indian actress
- Nikhil Arya, Indian TV actor
- Ram Narain Arya (1936–2010), Indian rainmaker
- Satyadeo Narain Arya, Indian politician from Bihar
- Shraddha Arya, Indian actress from the Telugu film industry
- Shubhavi Arya (born 1998), Indian animator
- S. N. Arya, Indian physician and writer
- S. P. Y. Surendranath Arya, Indian independence activist
- Ved Prakash Arya, Indian entrepreneur
- Yashpal Arya, Indian politician from the National Congress
Fictional characters
- Arya Dröttningu, a character from the Inheritance Cycle book series by Christopher Paolini
- Arya Stark, a character from George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire book series
References
- ↑ "Baby name". Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Aryan". Encyclopædia Britannica Online, 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ↑ "Arya after Arya Stark of Game of Thrones". Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ↑ Templeton, Molly (June 16, 2013). "The best (and the weirdest) of "Game of Thrones" fanfiction". Salon. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ↑ de Castella, Tom (March 22, 2013). "Game of Thrones: Why does it inspire such devotion among fans?". BBC News Magazine. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
- ↑ Carlson, Adam (May 10, 2013). "'Game of Thrones' domination is nearly complete: 'Arya' is the fastest-rising name for baby girls". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 10, 2013.