Gender | Male |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Avestan, Sanskrit |
Meaning | Noble |
Region of origin | Ancient India, Ancient Iran[1] |
Aryan also spelled Ariyan, Arian, Aryann or Aaryan is a given name and surname that is popular in Bangladesh, India and Iran. The name Aryan is derived from the Sanskrit (ārya) meaning "noble and educated".[2] In the Anglosphere, the name has negative connotations to many due to the Nazi racial theories about the superiority of the so-called Aryan race and modern usage of the term by white supremacist organization Aryan Nations.[3] [4]