Arya
[ˈɑːr.jə]Meaning
from an old Indo-Iranian root meaning "Aryan, noble"
Background Story
In India it is a transcription of both the masculine form आर्य and the feminine form आर्या, while in Iran it is only a masculine name. George R. R. Martin created a separate name, Arya, for a character in A Song of Ice and Fire, published beginning 1996, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones.
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