Priya (given name)
{{Infobox given name
| name = Priya or Pria
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| gender = Female
| meaning = "beloved" “favorite”
"dear"
| region =India
| language = Gujarati
Hindi
Sanskrit
Punjabi
Tamil
Bengali
Thai
Marathi
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| alternative spelling = Pria, Priya, Preeya
| nickname = Pri
| variant forms = Pria, Priya
| related names =Frigg
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| derived =Sanskrit
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Priya or Pria ({{langx|sa|प्रिया|lit=dear, beloved}}, {{IAST3|Priyā}})[http://spokensanskrit.de/index.php?script=HK&tinput=priya&country_ID=&trans=Translate&direction=SE SpokenSanskrit.de Dictionary translation of the word 'priya'] is a common given name in India which is also used in Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
It is cognate to the name of the Germanic goddess Frigg; both descend from the Proto-Indo-European stem *priH-o-, meaning "beloved".{{Cite book |last=Vries |first=Jan de |title=Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch |date=2000 |publisher=Brill |isbn=978-90-04-05436-3 |edition=4. Aufl., [Fotomechan. Nachdr. d.] 2., verb. Aufl. 1962 |location=Leiden}}
People
- 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
- 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
- Priya, protagonist of The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
See also
- Preeya Kalidas (born 1980), British-Indian actress and singer