Arda is a

male Male (symbol: ♂) is the sex of an organism that produces the gamete (sex cell) known as sperm, which fuses with the larger female gamete, or ovum, in the process of fertilization. A male organism cannot reproduce sexually without access to ...

name used in

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...

. In Turkish, Arda means

sceptre A sceptre is a staff or wand held in the hand by a ruling monarch as an item of royal or imperial insignia. Figuratively, it means royal or imperial authority or sovereignty. Antiquity Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia The '' Was'' and other ...

, a stick planted in the ground to mark a spot, latter (successor), the

Arda river Arda or ARDA may refer to: Places *Arda (Maritsa), a river in Bulgaria and Greece *Arda (Italy), a river in Italy *Arda (Douro), a river in Portugal *Arda, Bulgaria, a village in southern Bulgaria *Arda, County Fermanagh, a List of townlands in Co ...

(an important

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...

of the

Maritsa Maritsa or Maritza ( bg, Марица ), also known as Meriç ( tr, Meriç ) and Evros ( ell, Έβρος ), is a river that runs through the Balkans in Southeast Europe. With a length of ,Edirne Edirne (, ), formerly known as Adrianople or Hadrianopolis ( Greek: Άδριανούπολις), is a city in Turkey, in the northwestern part of the province of Edirne in Eastern Thrace. Situated from the Greek and from the Bulgarian borders ...

region), a very old Turkic name in Uyghur writings; a

female Female ( symbol: ♀) is the sex of an organism that produces the large non-motile ova (egg cells), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete during sexual reproduction. A female has larger gametes than a male. Females ...

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

given name; a

Somali given name; and, separately, a given name of Old English origin.

Given name

* Arda of Armenia, a queen of Jerusalem *

Arda Akbulut Arda Akbulut (born 1 January 2001) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays for Bandırmaspor on loan from Trabzonspor as a goalkeeper. Career Club On 19 December 2018, Akbulut made his debut for Trabzonspor against Sivas Belediye Spor in ...

(born 2001), Turkish footballer * Arda Bowser (1899–1996), American footballer * Arda Collins, American poet of Armenian descent *

Arda Denkel __NOTOC__ Arda Denkel (6 July 1949 – 21 May 2000) was a Turkish philosopher. He studied at the University of Oxford and, under Peter Strawson, wrote his D.Phil. dissertation which he later developed into a more expansive study with his book ...

(1949–2000), Turkish philosopher *

Arda Green Arda Alden Green (May 7, 1899 – January 22, 1958) was an American biochemist who co-discovered the neurotransmitter serotonin and discovered the reaction responsible for firefly bioluminescence. She is also known for contributing to Gerty Cor ...

(1899–1958), American biochemist *

Arda Güler Arda Güler (born 25 February 2005) is a Turkish footballer who plays for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Turkey national team. Club career Early career Güler started his youth career at Ankara-based club Gençlerbirliği, in 2014. ...

(born 2005), Turkish footballer * Arda Kural (born 1980), Turkish actor * Arda Mandikian (1924–2009), Greek Armenian opera singer *

Arda Ocal Arda Ocal ( tr, Arda Öcal; born May 7, 1981) is a Canadian television personality, broadcaster, announcer, and writer. He previously worked in WWE under the stage name Kyle Edwards, as well as the host of Aftermath TV on Sportsnet 360 and The MSG ...

(born 1981), Turkish-Canadian TV and radio broadcaster *

Arda Turan Arda Turan (born 30 January 1987) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played most notably as a winger. Turan is mostly known for his ball control, dribbling skills and vision. At age 21, prior to the 2009–10 season, he was named ...

(born 1987), Turkish footballer * Arda Vekiloğlu (born 1979), Turkish basketball player *

Kemal Arda Gürdal Kemal Arda Gürdal (born 2 July 1990) is a Turkish freestyle swimmer. At the 2012 European Aquatics Championships held in Debrecen, Hungary, he set a new national record in 100 m freestyle with 49.64, and equaled the national record in 200 m f ...

(born 1990), Turkish swimmer

Surname

* Ben Arda (1929–2006), Filipino professional golfer * H. Efsun Arda, Turkish developmental and systems biologist *

Yasemin Arda Yasemin Arda (born 1978) is a Turkish-Belgian management scientist and operations researcher specializing in supply chain management. She is a professor in the management school of the University of Liège, vice-dean for education in the school ...

(born 1978), Turkish-Belgian management scientist and operations researcher

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