Arya

From Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya, “noble; noble one”).

Arya

1. A female given name of modern usage.
   • 1999, Mark Seem, Acupuncture Physical Medicine, →ISBN:

     Arya Nielsen, a senior clinical faculty member at our Institute, has also demonstrated this in her excellent work on surface stimulation […]

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:Arya.
2. A surname​.
   • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Arya.

• 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.

• Raya, Yara, yaar