Adya is a rare given name for both boys and girls in India. The name originates from Sanskrit and is another name for Lord Shiva. In

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

, it is a

diminutive A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A ( abbreviated ) is a word-form ...

of the male first names AvdeyPetrovsky, p. 32 and

Avdiky Avdiky (russian: Авди́кий) is an old and uncommonPetrovsky, p. 33 Russian Christian male first name.Superanskaya p. 32 Its colloquial variants are Adiky () and Avda ().Superanskaya p. 32 It is possibly derived from the L ...

.Petrovsky, p. 33 It is shared by the following people: *

Adya Rangacharya Adya Rangacharya (26 September 1904 – 17 October 1984), known as R.V. Jagirdar till 1948, later popularly known by his pen name Sriranga, was an Indian Kannada writer, actor and scholar, and a member of the ''Adya Jahagirdar family''. He ...

(1904–1984), Indian writer, actor, and scholar *

Zaskia Adya Mecca Zaskia Adya Mecca (born September 8, 1987) is an Indonesian actress and Television presenter, presenter of Sundanese people, Sunda-Acehnese people, Aceh-German people, German descent. She is married to movie director Hanung Bramantyo and the olde ...

(b. 1987), Indonesian actress

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*Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (''Dictionary of Russian First Names''). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. {{Given name __NOTOC__

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