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Aryan (name)

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Aryan
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameAvestan, Sanskrit
MeaningNoble
Region of originAncient India, Ancient Iran[1]

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]

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  1. ^ "Aryans". The Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Aryan". Oh Baby! Names. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
  3. ^ "Aryan - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity".
  4. ^ "Everything That's Wrong with Aryan Trending as a Baby Name". 10 October 2019.