Priya
[ˈpriːjɑː]Meaning
means "beloved" in Sanskrit
Background Story
Priya comes from the Sanskrit प्रिया (priyā). It is a common given name in India and 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". It appears briefly in the Puranas as the name of a daughter of King Daksha.
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