Priya (given name)
Priya or Pria (Sanskrit: प्रिया Priyā female, meaning "nice, beloved")[1] is a common given name in India and a given name that is also used in Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Hindi Sanskrit Tamil Bengali Thai |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "beloved" “favorite” "nice" |
| Region of origin | India |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Pria, Priya |
| Variant form(s) | Pria, Priya |
People
- Priya (actress) (active from 1986), Indian actress
- Priya A. S., Indian author
- Priya Anand (born 1986), Indian actress and model
- Priya Anjali Rai (born 1977), American-Indian model and pornographic actress
- 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 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 Ravichandran, divisional fire officer, Central Chennai city
- Priya Sachdev (born 1976), Indian actress, model and singer
- Priya Suriyasena (born 1952), 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 series
- Priya Sharma, from the British soap opera Emmerdale
- Priya Tsetsang, the original identity of Sierra in the US television series Dollhouse
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