| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Gujarati Hindi Sanskrit Punjabi Tamil Bengali Thai Marathi |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "beloved" “favorite” "dear" |
| Region of origin | India |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Pria, Priya |
| Variant form(s) | Pria, Priya |
| Nickname(s) | Pri |
| Derived | Sanskrit |
| Related names | Frigg |
Priya or Pria (Sanskrit: प्रिया, lit. 'dear, beloved', IAST: Priyā)[1] is a common given name in India which is also used in Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
It is cognate to the name of the Germanic goddess Frigg; both descend from the Proto-Indo-European stem *priH-o-, meaning "beloved".[2]
- ^ SpokenSanskrit.de Dictionary translation of the word 'priya'
- ^ Vries, Jan de (2000). Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (4. Aufl., [Fotomechan. Nachdr. d.] 2., verb. Aufl. 1962 ed.). Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-05436-3.