Adya is a
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
for both boys and girls in India. In
Russian
Russian(s) may refer to:
*Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*A citizen of Russia
*Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages
*''The Russians'', a b ...
, it is a
diminutive
A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word 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, and sometimes to belittle s ...
of the male first names
Avdey[Petrovsky, p. 32] and
Avdiky.
[Petrovsky, p. 33]
Notable people with the name include:
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Adya Prasad Pandey, Indian economist, former Vice Chancellor of Manipur University
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Adya Rangacharya (1904–1984), Indian writer, actor, and scholar
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Adya van Rees-Dutilh
Adrienne (Adya) van Rees-Dutilh (7 June 1876 – 11 August 1959) was a Dutch textile artist, painter and graphic artist. She was part of the Dada movement in Zürich and was one of the early signatories of the first Berlin Dada manifesto.
Biogra ...
(1876–1959), Dutch artist
*Adya van Rees-Dutilh (1929–2015), Indian dramatist and playwright
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Zaskia Adya Mecca (born 1987), Indonesian actress
See also
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Adya Houn'tò
Adya Hount'tò is a loa associated with drumming in West African Vodun
West is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth.
Ety ...
, a spirit associated with drumming in West African Vodun
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Adyashanti, an American spiritual teacher
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Aadya Bedi, Indian actress
References
Notes
Sources
*Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (''Dictionary of Russian First Names''). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005.
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