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Priya (given name)

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Gender
  
Female

Meaning
  
"beloved" "nice"

Variant form(s)
  
Preeya

Language(s)
  
Hindi Sanskrit

Region of origin
  
India Nepal

Priya (Sanskrit: प्रिया Priyā female, meaning "nice, beloved") is a common given name in India and Nepal.

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Notable people named Priya

  • 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 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

    • Notable people named Preeya

  • Preeya Kalidas (born 1980), British-Indian actress and singer

    • 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

    • References

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