Adya

Adya is a rare given name in southern India. Adya means first power and unparalleled. The name Adya originates from the Tamil Language.

In Russian, it is a diminutive of the male first names Avdey[1] and Avdiky.[2]

It is shared by the following people:

• Adya Rangacharya (1904–1984), Indian writer, actor, and scholar
• Zaskia Adya Mecca (b. 1987), Indonesian actress

See also

• Adya Houn'tò, a spirit associated with drumming in West African Vodun
• Adyashanti, an American spiritual teacher

References

Notes

1. Petrovsky, p. 32
2. Petrovsky, p. 33

Sources

• Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (Dictionary of Russian First Names). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-17-002940-3