Arda (name) explained
Arda |
Pronunciation: | pronounced as /tr/ |
Gender: | Male (Turkish), Female (Armenian & Somali) |
Language origin: | Turkish, Old English |
Arda is given name.
In Turkey, it is used as a masculine name. In Turkish, Arda means sceptre, an ornamented staff carried by rulers on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of sovereignty, and latter (successor), the Arda river (an important tributary of the Maritsa in the Edirne region), a very old Turkic name in Uyghur writings.[1]
In Armenia, it is a feminine given name. It is likewise found as a feminine name among the Somali people.
It is also a given name of Old English origin.
Given name
- Arda of Armenia, a queen of Jerusalem
- Arda Akbulut (born 2001), Turkish footballer
- Arda Bowser (1899–1996), American footballer
- Arda Collins, American poet of Armenian descent
- Arda Denkel (1949–2000), Turkish philosopher
- Arda Green (1899–1958), American biochemist
- Arda Güler (born 2005), Turkish footballer
- Arda Kural (born 1980), Turkish actor
- Arda Mandikian (1924–2009), Greek Armenian opera singer
- Arda Ocal (born 1981), Turkish-Canadian TV and radio broadcaster
- Arda Turan (born 1987), Turkish footballer
- Arda Vekiloğlu (born 1979), Turkish basketball player
- Kemal Arda Gürdal (born 1990), Turkish swimmer
Surname
- Ben Arda (1929–2006), Filipino professional golfer
- H. Efsun Arda, Turkish developmental and systems biologist
- Yasemin Arda (born 1978), Turkish-Belgian management scientist and operations researcher
Notes and References
- Web site: TÜRK DİL KURUMU. www.tdk.gov.tr. tr-tr. https://web.archive.org/web/20180330005527/http://www.tdk.gov.tr/index.php?option=com_bts&view=bts&kategori1=veritbn&kelimesec=19589. 2018-03-30. 2018-03-30.