Aryan (name) explained
Aryan also spelled Ariyan, Arian, Aryann or Aaryan is a given name and surname that is popular in 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]
Given name
- Arian Hametaj (born 1957), Albanian footballer
- Arian Çuliqi (born 1960), Albanian television director and screenwriter
- Aryan Kaganof (born 1964), South African film maker, novelist, poet and fine artist
- Arian Leviste (born 1970), American electronic music artist, producer, and DJ
- Ariyan A. Johnson (born 1976), American actress, director, dancer and choreographer
- Aryan Vaid (born 1976), Indian model
- Arián Iznaga (born 1978), Cuban Paralympian sprinter
- Arian Moayed (born 1980), Iranian-born American actor and theater producer
- Aryan Rajesh (born 1980), Indian film actor
- Aaryan Sigdel (born 1981), Nepali Film actor
- Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam (born 1981), Sri Lankan music entertainer
- Ariyan Arslani (born 1983), American rapper known as Action Bronson
- Arian Foster (born 1986), American football player
- Aaryan Krishna Menon (born 1986), Indian actor, screenwriter and director
- Aryantaj Tajbakhsh (born 1990), English professional footballer
- Aryan Pandit (born 1990), Indian actor and model
- Aryann Bhowmik (born 1992), Indian actor
- Arian Kabashi (born 1996), Kosovan footballer
- Arian Kabashi (born 1997), Swedish footballer
- Aryan Tari (born 1999), Norwegian chess grandmaster.
- Aryan Bora (born 2000), Indian cricketer
- Aryan Chopra (born 2001), Indian chess prodigy
- Aryan Juyal (born 2001), Indian cricketer
- Arian Moreno (born 2003), Venezuelan footballer
- Arian Salimi (born 2004), Iranian taekwondo olympics medalist
- Aryan Prajapati (born 2008), Indian child actor
- Aryann Roy, Indian actor
Surname
- Praskovia Arian (1864–1949), Russian and Soviet writer and feminist
- Ghamar Ariyan (1922–2012), Iranian researcher and author
- A. V. Aryan (1924–2007), Indian politician
- Abdul Rashid Arian (born 1941), Afghan politician
- Marc Aryan (1926–1985), French-Belgian entertainer
- Asher Arian (1938–2010), American political scientist
- Bruce Arians (born 1952), American football coach and former player
- Khadijeh Aryan (born 1954), Iranian Scholar
- Jake Arians (born 1978), American football player
- Arman Arian (born 1981), Iranian author, novelist and researcher
- Pan Parag Ravi Aryan (born 1985), Indian actor
- Kartik Aaryan (born 1990), Indian actor
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Aryans. The Encyclopædia Iranica. en-US. 13 December 2020.
- Web site: Aryan. Oh Baby! Names. 17 June 2014 . 2019-12-03.
- Web site: Aryan - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity .
- Web site: Everything That's Wrong with Aryan Trending as a Baby Name . 10 October 2019 .
