Roya ), "dream", "vision", is a female name of

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

origin. It is common in Iran, Afghanistan, and Azerbaijan. Notable persons named Roya include: * Röya (singer), Azerbaijani singer *

Roya Arab Roya Arab (born 1967) is a British musician and archaeologist. Born in Tehran, she is an exile of the Iranian Revolution. Early life and education Roya Arab was born in Tehran, Iran. She attended Maktabe Tarbiat school in Tehran, while also stu ...

, Iranian musician and archaeologist *

Roya Hakakian Roya Hakakian (; born 1966) is an Iranian American Jewish journalist, lecturer, and writer. Born in Iran, she came to the United States as a refugee and is now a naturalized citizen. She is the author of several books, including an acclaimed memoi ...

, Iranian American Jewish poet, journalist, and writer * Roya Heshmati, Kurdish-Iranian activist *

Roya Maboudian Roya Maboudian is distinguished professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, and co-director of the Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center. She also holds The John F. Heil, Jr. Chancellor's Chair in C ...

, American academic and researcher in the field of chemical engineering *

Roya Megnot Roya Megnot (May 29, 1962 - May 10, 2009) was an American actress who played mainly in television films and series. Early years Megnot was born in Detroit, Michigan, on May 29, 1962. She was the daughter of Perviz Megnot and Lillian Wassil Meg ...

, American actress *

Roya Mirelmi Roya Mirelmi (; born September 1, 1978) is an Iranian actress. She is best known for her roles in ''Pelargonium'' (2015) and ''Bachelors (TV series), Bachelors'' (2016–2018), the latter earned her a Hafez Awards, Hafez Award for Best Actress in ...

, Iranian theater, cinema and television actress *

Roya Nonahali Roya Nonahali (; born February 13, 1963) is an Iranian actress and director. She studied painting, and has worked in theatre since 1984. Nonahali started film acting with ''The Beloved Is at Home'' (1987, by Khosrow Sinai). Then she was selected b ...

, Iranian actress and director * Roya Rahmani, Afghan diplomat * Roya Ramezani, Iranian designer and women's rights campaigner * Roya Rozati, India-based gynecologist and infertility specialist *

Roya Saberi Negad Nobakht Roya Saberi Negad Nobakht (Persian language, Persian: رویا صابری نژاد نوبخت) (born c. 1967) is an Iranian-British housewife who was imprisoned after she returned to Iran to visit her family. While living in England, she wrote on ...

, Iranian-British housewife who was imprisoned after she returned to Iran *

Roya Sadat Roya Sadat (Dari: رؤیا سادات; born 1983) is an Afghan film producer and director. She was the first woman director in the history of Afghan cinema in the post-Taliban regime, Taliban era, and ventured into making feature films and docume ...

, Afghan film producer and director *

Roya Teymourian Roya Teymourian (, born 19 March 1959 in Tehran) is an Iranian actress. Selected filmography Film * ''Women's Prison'' * ''Gharch-e Sammi'' * '' Beed-e Majnoon'' (The Willow Tree, by Majid Majidi) * ''Kafe Setereh'' * ''Good to Be Back'' * ''Pol ...

, Iranian actress * Roya Toloui, Kurdish-Iranian journalist, human rights activist and feminist

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