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{{Infobox given name2
| name = Arya
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| gender = Unisex
| origin = [[Sanskrit]], [[Old Iranian]]
| meaning = "noble one"<ref name="Usage of Arya for name on the rise after Arya Stark of Game of Thrones">{{cite web |url=http://www.sheknows.com/baby-names/name/arya |title=Baby name |accessdate=April 23, 2016}}</ref><ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/37468/Aryan "Aryan"]. Encyclopædia Britannica Online, 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2016.</ref>
| see also = [[Aria (name)|Aria]], [[Aryan (name)|Aryan]], [[Ariana (name)|Ariana]]
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'''Arya''', also spelled '''Aarya''' or '''Ariya''' ({{lang-sa|आर्य/आर्या}} ''{{IAST|ārya/āryā}}''; {{lang-peo|𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹}} ''{{transl|peo|ariya}}''; {{lang-fa|آریا}} ''{{transl|fa|āryā}}'') or as '''Aryo''' or '''Ario''', is an Indian and Iranian name. The Sanskrit word ''Arya'' is a surname and a masculine ({{lang|sa|आर्य}} ''{{IAST|ārya}}'') and feminine ({{lang|sa|आर्या}} ''{{IAST|āryā}}'') given name, signifying "honorable".<ref name="Gandhi 2004 girls">{{cite book |last=Gandhi |first=Maneka |title=The Penguin Book of Hindu Names for Girls |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |publication-place=New Delhi |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-14-303169-7 |oclc=60454994 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OM4MqU2GgLwC&pg=PA9 |access-date=2018-12-05 |page=9}}</ref><ref name="Gandhi 2004 boys">{{cite book |last=Gandhi |first=Maneka |title=The Penguin Book of Hindu Names for Boys |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |publication-place=New Delhi |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-14-303168-0 |oclc=60391724 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QZ94y_-jChMC&pg=PA32 |access-date=2018-12-05 |page=32}}</ref><ref>
[https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=arya Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press, 2013.]</ref> In Iran it is a popular masculine given name and a popular surname. In Cambodia, it is usually a name given to girls. In Indonesia, Arya is also commonly used as a masculine given name, usually in [[Java]], [[Bali]], and other places. In [[Javanese language|Javanese]] it becomes '''Aryo''', '''Ario''', or '''Aryono'''. It is a common name amongst Hindus and Muslims.

For the meaning and history of the English word Aryan, {{xref|see the article [[Aryan]]}}.

== Modern usage ==
The 2011 television series ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' features a character named [[Arya Stark]], increasing the name's popularity among Western audiences. 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]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Templeton |first=Molly |title=The best (and the weirdest) of "Game of Thrones" fanfiction |url=http://www.salon.com/2013/06/16/the_best_and_the_weirdest_of_game_of_thrones_fanfiction/ |accessdate=July 6, 2013 |newspaper=[[Salon (magazine)|Salon]] |date=June 16, 2013}}</ref> ''Game of Thrones''-themed [[burlesque]] routines, or people naming their children after characters from the series.<ref name="BBC March 22, 2013">{{cite news |last=de Castella |first=Tom |title=Game of Thrones: Why does it inspire such devotion among fans? |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21856915 |accessdate=March 23, 2013 |newspaper=BBC News Magazine |date=March 22, 2013}}</ref> In 2012, "[[Arya Stark|Arya]]" was the fastest-rising girl's name in popularity in the U.S., jumping from 711th to 413th position.<ref>{{cite news |last=Carlson |first=Adam |title='Game of Thrones' domination is nearly complete: 'Arya' is the fastest-rising name for baby girls |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/05/10/arya-game-of-thrones-baby-names/ |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=May 10, 2013 |accessdate=May 10, 2013}}</ref> The name entered the top 200 most commonly used names for girls born in England and Wales in 2017.<ref name="Mzimba2017">{{cite news |last=Mzimba |first=Lizo |date=2017-09-20 |title=Game of Thrones Arya among 200 most popular names |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-41336738 |work=BBC News |access-date=2017-09-21}}</ref>

== Notable persons ==
=== From India ===
* [[Arya Bhatta]] (476–550), Indian mathematician
* [[Aditi Arya]] (born 1993), Indian model
* [[Aditya Arya]], Indian photographer
* [[Arya (actor)]] (born 1980), south Indian actor
* [[Aarya Ambekar]] (born 1994), Marathi playback singer
* [[Aarya Babbar]] (born 1981), Indian actor
* [[Arya Gopi]], Indian Malayalam-language poet
* [[Arya Rohit]], Indian actress
* [[A. S. Arya]], Indian structural engineer
* [[Anita Arya]], Indian politician from the BJP
* [[Chaudhari Kumbharam Arya]] (1914–1995), Indian freedom fighter and popular leader
* [[Ishan Arya]], Indian cinematographer and producer
* [[Mangilal Arya]] (1918–1992), Indian freedom fighter and social reformer
* [[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
* [[Yashpal Arya]], Indian politician from the National Congress

=== From Indonesia ===
* [[Arya Penangsang]], [[Demak Sultanate|Sultan of Demak]] (1549–1554)
* [[Ario Soerjo]] (1898–1948), murdered Indonesian politician
* [[Arya Maulana Aldiartama]] (born 1995), Indonesian badminton player
* [[I Ngurah Komang Arya]] (born 1985), Indonesian footballer
* [[Aryo Danusiri]], Indonesian film director
* [[Aryo Djojohadikusumo]], Indonesian politician
* [[Bima Arya]] (born 1972), Indonesian politician

=== From Iran ===
*[[Ariobarzanes of Persis|Aryo Barzan]], an [[Achaemenid]] prince who was born in 368 BC and died in 330 BC
*[[Aryandes]], satrap of [[Persian Egypt]]
*[[Ariamnes]], satrap of [[Cappadocia]]
*[[Ariaramnes|Ariyāramna]], a minor king in pre-imperial Persia (Pars region) and great-grandfather of [[Darius I]]
*[[Ariobarzanes I of Media Atropatene]], ruled from 65 BC to 56 BC
*[[Ariobarzanes II of Atropatene]], grandson of Ariobarzanes I, king of Media Atropatene from 20 BC to 8 BC
*[[Ariobarzanes I of Cappadocia]], king of Cappadocia from 93 BC to ca. 63 or 62 BC
*[[Akram Monfared Arya]] (born 1946), first Iranian female pilot
*[[Fatemeh Motamed-Arya]] (born 1961), Iranian actress
*[[Arya Aramnejad]] (born 1983), Iranian singer
*[[Arya Aziminejad]] (born 1973), Iranian composer
*[[Arya Nasimi-Shad]] (born 1999), Iranian swimmer
*[[Ariya Daivari]] (born 1989), Iranian-American professional wrestler

=== From other origins ===
* [[Amit Arya]], Canadian Hindustani classical music vocalist
* [[Arya Mitra Sharma]] (born 1959), German doctor
* [[Chandra Arya]], Canadian politician

=== Fictional characters ===
* Arya Dröttningu (later Arya Dröttning), from the [[List of Inheritance Cycle characters#Arya|''Inheritance Cycle'']] book series by Christopher Paolini
* [[Arya Stark]], from [[George R. R. Martin]]'s ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' book series and its television adaptation ''[[Game of Thrones]]''

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian masculine given names]]
[[Category:Persian masculine given names]]
[[Category:Iranian masculine given names]]
[[Category:Indonesian masculine given names]]
[[Category:Indian surnames]]
[[Category:Persian-language surnames]]
[[Category:Indian unisex given names]]
[[Category:Persian unisex given names]]
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