Priya (given name)

Priya or Pria

Gender	Female
Language	Gujarati Hindi Sanskrit Punjabi Tamil Bengali Thai Marathi
Origin
Meaning	"beloved" “favorite” "dear"
Region of origin	India
Other names
Alternative spelling	Pria, Priya, Preeya
Variant forms	Pria, Priya
Nickname	Pri
Derived	Sanskrit
Related names	Frigg

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.

It is cognate to the name of the Germanic goddess Frigg; both descend from the Proto-Indo-European stem *priH-o-, meaning "beloved".^[2]

People

• Priya A. S., Indian author
• Priya Abraham (born 1963), Indian scientist, medical doctor and virologist
• Priya Ahluwalia, British-Indian-Nigerian fashion designer
• Priya Anand (born 1986), Indian actress and model
• Priya Badlani (born 1986), Indian actress and model
• Priya Balasubramaniam (born 1974), Indian engineer
• Priya Banerjee (born 1991), Canadian actress
• Priya Bapat (born 1986), Indian actress
• Priya Basil (born 1977), British writer
• Priya Bathija (born 1985), Indian actress
• Priya Berde (born 1970), Indian actress
• Priya Bhavani Shankar (born 1989), Indian actress
• Priya Chaudhry, American lawyer
• Priya Cooper (born 1974), Australian swimmer
• Priya Davdra (born 1987), British actress
• Priya David (born 1974), American journalist
• Priya Dutt (born 1966), Indian politician
• Priya Gill (born 1977), Indian actress
• Priya Hassan, Indian actress, director and producer
• Priya Himesh (born 1982), Indian singer
• Priya Hiranandani-Vandrevala (born 1977), Indian entrepreneur and philanthropist
• Priya Kambli (born 1975), Indian photographer
• Priya Kansara (born 1995/1996), British actress
• Priya Kaur-Jones (born 1979), British newsreader and presenter
• Priya Krishna (journalist), Indian-American author and chef
• Priya Kumar (born 1974), Indian writer and motivational speaker
• Priya Lal (born 1993), British-Indian actress, dancer and singer
• Priya Malik (born 1999), Indian weightlifter
• Priya Marathe, Indian actress
• Priya Mishra (born 2004), Indian cricketer
• Priya Paul (born 1967), Indian businesswoman and entrepreneur
• Priya Prakash Varrier (born 1999), Indian actress
• Priya Punia (born 1996), Indian cricketer
• Priya P.V, Indian footballer and manager
• Priya Ragu (born 1986), Swiss singer
• Priya Raina (born 1988), Indian actress
• Priya Rajan (born 1993), Indian politician
• Priya Rajvansh (1937–2000), Indian actress
• Priya Ramani, Indian journalist, writer, and editor
• 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 Saroj (born 1998), Indian politician
• Priya Satia, American historian
• Priya Sharma (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 Nandra-Hart, fictional character from the BBC soap opera, EastEnders
• 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

References

1. SpokenSanskrit.de Dictionary translation of the word 'priya'
2. Vries, Jan de (2000). Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (4. Aufl., [Fotomechan. Nachdr. d.] 2., verb. Aufl. 1962 ed.). Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-05436-3.