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