Jaya is a feminine

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 fa ...

. It is also found in compound names of both male and female people.

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Jaya (singer) Maria Luisa Ramsey-Gotidoc (born March 21, 1970), known professionally by the Mononymous person, mononym Jaya (), is a Filipinos, Filipina soul music, soul singer, rapping, rapper, record producer, actress, dancer and presenter of mixed Jamaica ...

(born 1971), Filipina pop singer * Jaya Bachchan (born 1948), Indian actress *

Jaya Guhanathan Jaya Guhanathan is an Indian actress of Tamil and Malayalam films. She acted for a decade. She has acted almost 100 films in variety of roles. Personal life Jaya and V. C. Guhanathan fell in love with each other during the filming of her firs ...

, Indian actress *

Jaya Luintel Jaya Luintel is a Nepali journalist. Biography Luintel completed a bachelor's degree in sociology and anthropology. She began her career in 1999, working at Radio Sagarmatha in Kathmandu, Nepal. In 2002 she launched the station's first show focusi ...

, Nepali journalist *

Jaya Prada Jaya Prada Nahata (born Lalitha Rani; 3 April 1962) is an Indian actress and politician. She is hailed as one of the most iconic and influential actresses in both Telugu and Hindi film industries in late '70s, '80s and early '90s. Jayaprada i ...

(born 1962), Indian actress *

Jaya Seal Jaya Seal Ghosh the renowned actress and dancer started learning Bharatanatyam from a very early age under Guru Indira P. P. Bora for five years. Simultaneously she was also acting in Assamese television and did plays with noted Assamese thea ...

, Indian actress *

Jaya (Jeevuba) Jeevuba, otherwise known as Motiba, Poonamatiba (name given since she was born on Poonam), and Jaya, was born in 1785 ( Samvat (calendars) year 1841). Her father's name was Abhel Khachar and she had many siblings including a younger sister named L ...

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Jayalalithaa Jayaram Jayalalithaa (24 February 1948 – 5 December 2016) was an Indian politician and actress who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for more than fourteen years over six terms between 1991 and 2016. From 9 February 1989 to 5 December 2 ...

(born 1951), Indian actress and politician *

Jayamalini Jayamalini (or Jaya Malini) is an Indian actress who has acted in more than 500 Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi movies. Career She was introduced to Tollywood in 1975 by Vittalacharya in the movie he produced, ''Aadadani Adrustam ...

(born 1958), Indian actress *

Jayasudha Jayasudha Kapoor (born Sujatha Nidudavolu) is an Indian actress and politician known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema. She has also worked in few Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films. Known as natural actress, she received fiv ...

(born 1958), Indian actress ;Male * Jayakatwang (died 1293), Javanese king killed during the Mongol invasion of Java * Jayaram (born 1965), Indian actor * Jayasimha, multiple people

Fictional characters

*Jaya, a character in '' Avatar: The Legend of Korra'' that lived during Avatar Wan's time *Jaya Ballard, a character from the '' Magic: The Gathering'' card game *Jaya, a character from the book ''

The Iron Ring ''The Iron Ring'' is a 1997 fantasy novel for children by American author Lloyd Alexander. It features a young king Tamar who leaves Sundari Palace on a quest in a land of humans and talking animals, which are inspired by Indian mythology. The ...

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