Priya (given name)
Appearance
Gender | Female |
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Language(s) | Gujarati Hindi Sanskrit Punjabi Tamil Bengali Thai Marathi |
Origin | |
Meaning | "beloved" “favorite” "dear" |
Region of origin | India |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Pria, Priya |
Variant form(s) | Pria, Priya |
Nickname(s) | Pri |
Derived | Sanskrit |
Priya or Pria (Sanskrit: प्रिया, lit. 'dear, beloved', IAST: Priyā)[1] is a common given name in India which is also used in Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
People
[edit]- Priya A. S., Indian author
- Priya Anand (born 1986), Indian actress and model
- Priya Badlani (born 1986), Indian actress and model
- Priya Bapat (born 1986), Indian actress
- Priya Basil (born 1977), British writer
- Priya Bathija (born 1985), Indian actress
- Priya Cooper (born 1974), Australian swimmer
- Priya David (born 1974), American journalist
- Priya Dutt (born 1966), Indian politician
- Priya Gill (born 1977), Indian actress
- Priya Himesh (born 1982), Indian singer
- Priya Kaur-Jones (born 1979), British newsreader and presenter
- Priya Krishna, Indian-American author and chef
- Priya Lal (born 1993), British-Indian actress, dancer and singer
- Priya Paul (born 1967), Indian businesswoman and entrepreneur
- Priya P.V, Indian footballer and manager
- Priya Rajvansh (1937–2000), Indian actress
- Priya Ramrakha (1935–1968), Kenyan photojournalist
- Priya Raman (born 1974), Indian actress and producer
- Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi (born 1945), Indian politician and member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India
- Priya Sharma (author) (born 1971), British fantasy and horror short-story writer and novelist
- Priya Suriyasena (1952–2024), Sri Lankan singer
- Priya Tendulkar (1954–2002), Indian actress, social activist and writer
- Priya Wal (born 1985), Indian actress
Fictional characters
[edit]- Priya Kapoor, from the Australian television soap opera Neighbours
- Priya Koothrappali, from The Big Bang Theory television series
- Priya Mangal, character from the 2022 Pixar film Turning Red
- Priya Sharma, from the British soap opera Emmerdale
- Priya Tsetsang, the original identity of Sierra in the US television series Dollhouse
See also
[edit]- Preeya Kalidas (born 1980), British-Indian actress and singer