Priya or Pria ( sa, प्रिया ''Priyā'', female, meaning "dear, beloved")SpokenSanskrit.de Dictionary translation of the word 'priya'
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People

* Priya A. S., Indian author *

Priya Anand Priya Anand (born 17 September 1986) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Tamil films. She has also appeared in Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam films. After pursuing higher studies in the US, she began a career in ...

(born 1986), Indian actress and model * Priya Badlani (born 1986), Indian actress and model *

Priya Bapat Priya Bapat (born 18 September 1986) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Marathi films. She is best known for her roles in the movies ''Kaksparsh'' and ''Aamhi Doghi'', for which she won the Best Actress award at the Screen Awards in 201 ...

(born 1986), Indian actress * Priya Basil (born 1977), British writer *

Priya Bathija Priya Bathija is an Indian television actress who played Afreen Khan in ''Khwaish''. Bathija also appeared as Ganga Walia in ''Kasamh Se,'' and in ''Basera (2009 TV series), Basera''. She was most recently seen in &TV's ''Daayan (TV series), ...

(born 1985), Indian actress *

Priya Cooper Priya Naree Cooper, (born 2 October 1974) is an Australian world champion disabled swimmer, winning nine Paralympic gold medals as well as world records and world championships. She competed in the Australian swimming team at the 1992, 1996 an ...

(born 1974), Australian swimmer * Priya David (born 1974), American journalist *

Priya Dutt Priya Dutt Roncon (born 28 August 1966) is an Indian people, Indian politician and social worker. She was elected for the first time to the 14th Lok Sabha from Mumbai North West (Lok Sabha constituency), Mumbai North West constituency in Mahara ...

(born 1966), Indian politician *

Priya Gill Priya Gill is a former Indian actress. She appeared mainly in Hindi films, along with a film each in Punjabi, Malayalam, Tamil, Bhojpuri and movies in Telugu. She was the second runner-up in Miss India 1995. Film career Gill began her Bollywoo ...

(born 1977), Indian actress *

Priya Himesh Priya Himesh (also credited as Priya Hemesh) is an Indian playback singer. She sings predominantly in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Odia movies. She has sung more than 200 songs working with many leading music directors like Illayaraj ...

(born 1982), Indian singer * Priya Kaur-Jones (born 1979), British newsreader and presenter *

Priya Krishna Priya Krishna is an Indian-American food journalist and YouTube personality. She is a food reporter for ''The New York Times'' and has previously contributed to ''The New Yorker, Eater,'' and ''TASTE'' (as a columnist)''.'' She is also the author ...

, Indian-American author and chef *

Priya Lal Priyanka Lalaji, better known as Priyaa Lal is a British actress who primarily appears in Malayalam films. She made her cinematic debut in the Malayalam film ''Janakan'' in 2010, directed by N. R. Sanjeev with Mohanlal and Suresh Gopi. Early l ...

(born 1993), British-Indian actress, dancer and singer *

Priya Paul Priya Paul (born 1967) is an Indian businesswoman, the chairperson of Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels, a subsidiary of the Apeejay Surrendra Group, which operates The Park Hotels chain of hotels. Career She joined the company after finishing her ...

(born 1967), Indian businesswoman and entrepreneur * Priya P.V, Indian footballer and manager *

Priya Rajvansh Priya Rajvansh (30 December 1936 – 27 March 2000), born Vera Sunder Singh, was an Indian actress, who is known for her performance in Hindi films like ''Heer Raanjha'' (1970) and '' Hanste Zakhm'' (1973), amongst a handful of films she did du ...

(1937–2000), Indian actress * Priya Ramrakha (1935–1968), Kenyan photojournalist *

Priya Raman Priya Raman (born 18 June 1974) is an Indian actress and television producer. She has appeared in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada cinema and in television serials of Malayalam and Tamil languages. Her first film was the Rajnikanth-produced ...

(born 1974), Indian actress and producer *

Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi (''Prio Rônjon Dashmunshi''; 13 November 1945 – 20 November 2017) was an Indian National Congress politician, former Union Minister and a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Raiganj (Lok Sabha con ...

(born 1945), Indian politician and member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India * Priya Sharma (author) (born 1971), British fantasy and horror short-story writer and novelist * Priya Suriyasena (born 1952), Sri Lankan singer *

Priya Tendulkar Priya Tendulkar (19 October 1954 – 19 September 2002) was an Indian actress, social activist and a writer, who is most known for her eponymous role in the television series '' Rajani'' (1985). Early life Priya displayed an inclination towar ...

(1954–2002), Indian actress, social activist and writer *

Priya Wal Priya Wal is an Indian television actress. Wal played various roles such as Anvesha in ''Remix'' on Star One and Aditi in ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'' on StarPlus. She is best known for portraying Misha Dobriyal in Star One's hit television series ...

(born 1985), Indian actress

Fictional characters

* Priya Kapoor, from the Australian television soap opera ''Neighbours'' * Priya Koothrappali, from ''The Big Bang Theory'' television series * Priya Mangal, character from the 2022 Pixar film ''

Turning Red ''Turning Red'' is a 2022 American computer-animated fantasy comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It was directed by Domee Shi in her feature directorial debut, written by Shi ...

'' * Priya Sharma, from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' * Priya Tsetsang, the original identity of Sierra in the US television series ''Dollhouse''

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