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{{Infobox given name
|name = Aryan
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|pronunciation = Ar-yun
|gender = Male
|meaning = Noble
|region = [[Ancient India]], [[Ancient Iran]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/aryans|title=Aryans|publisher=The Encyclopædia Iranica|language=en-US|access-date=13 December 2020|archive-date=15 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215081959/https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/aryans|url-status=live}}</ref>
|origin = [[Avestan]], [[Old Persian]], [[Sanskrit]] }}

'''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" in the Indian context<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ohbabynames.com/all-baby-names/aryan/|title=Aryan|website=Oh Baby! Names|date=17 June 2014 |access-date=3 December 2019}}</ref> while it is from [[Old Persian]] (aryaʰ) ("noble and honorable") in the context of Iran.<ref>https://namecensus.com/first-names/arian-meaning-and-history/</ref>

In the [[Anglosphere]], the name has generally negative connotations, due to the [[Nazi racial theories]] about the superiority of the so-called [[Aryan race]] (and related usage of the term by [[white supremacist]] organizations such as [[Aryan Nations]]).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nameberry.com/babyname/aryan | title=Aryan - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/everything-thats-wrong-aryan-trending-193305084.html | title=Everything That's Wrong with Aryan Trending as a Baby Name | date=10 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107144955/https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/everything-thats-wrong-aryan-trending-193305084.html |archive-date=7 November 2023}}</ref>

==People with the given name==
*[[Action Bronson|Ariyan Arslani]] (born 1983), American rapper known as Action Bronson
*[[Aryann Bhowmik]] (born 1992), Indian actor
*[[Aryan Bora]] (born 2000), Indian cricketer
*[[Aryan Chopra]] (born 2001), Indian chess grandmaster
*[[Arian Çuliqi]] (born 1960), Albanian television director and screenwriter
*[[Dinesh Kanagaratnam|Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam]] (born 1981), Sri Lankan music entertainer
*[[Aryan Dutt]] (born 2003), Dutch cricketer
*[[Arian Foster]] (born 1986), American football player
*[[Aryan Gholami]] (born 2001), Iranian chess grandmaster
*[[Arian Hametaj]] (born 1957), Albanian footballer
*[[Arián Iznaga]] (born 1978), Cuban Paralympian sprinter
*[[Aryan Jain]] (born 1997), Australian cricketer
*[[Aryan Juyal]] (born 2001), Indian cricketer
*[[Arian Kabashi (footballer, born 1996)|Arian Kabashi]] (born 1996), Kosovan footballer
*[[Arian Kabashi (footballer, born 1997)|Arian Kabashi]] (born 1997), Swedish footballer
*[[Aryan Kaganof]] (born 1964), South African film maker, novelist, poet and fine artist
*[[Aryan Khan]], (born 1997) Indian entrepreneur and filmmaker
*[[Aaryan Krishna Menon]] (born 1986), Indian actor, screenwriter and director
*[[Aryan Lakra]] (born 2001), Indian-born cricketer who plays for the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team]]
*[[Arian Leviste]] (born 1970), American electronic music artist, producer, and DJ
*[[Arian Moayed]] (born 1980), Iranian-born American actor and theater producer
*[[Aryan Niraj Lamba]] (born 2002), Indian professional footballer
*[[Aryan Pandit]] (born 1990), Indian actor and model
*[[Aryan Prajapati]] (born 2008), Indian child actor
*[[Aryan Rajesh]] (born 1980), Indian film actor
*[[Aryann Roy]], Indian actor
*[[Arian Salimi]] (born 2004), Iranian taekwondo olympics medalist
*[[Aaryan Sigdel]] (born 1981), Nepalese film actor
*[[Aryan Tajbakhsh]] (born 1990), English professional footballer
*[[Aryan Tari]] (born 1999), Norwegian chess grandmaster
*[[Aryan Tsiutryn]] (1994), Russian and Belarusian freestyle wrestler
*[[Aryan Vaid]] (born 1976), Indian model

==People with the surname==
*[[A. V. Aryan]] (1924–2007), Indian politician
*[[Abdul Rashid Arian]] (born 1941), Afghan politician
*[[Arman Arian]] (born 1981), Iranian author, novelist and researcher
*[[Asher Arian]] (1938–2010), American political scientist
*[[Bruce Arians]] (born 1952), American football coach and former player
*[[Ghamar Ariyan]] (1922–2012), Iranian researcher and author
*[[Jake Arians]] (born 1978), American football player
*[[K. C. Aryan]] (1919–2002), Indian contemporary artist, art historian and collector
*[[Kartik Aaryan]] (born 1990), Indian actor
*[[Khadijeh Aryan]] (born 1954), Iranian scholar
*[[Marc Aryan]] (1926–1985), French-Belgian entertainer
*[[Mizanur Rahman Aryan]] (born 1991), Bangladeshi scriptwriter
*[[Aryan (Tamil actor)|Pan Parag Ravi Aryan]] (born 1985), Indian actor
*[[Praskovia Arian]] (1864–1949), Russian and Soviet writer and feminist
*[[Shabana Shajahan Aryan]] (1997), Indian actress

==Fictional characters==
* Aryan Singh, fictional criminal featured in the 2006 Indian film ''[[Dhoom 2]]'', played by Hritik Roshan

==See also==
*[[Arya (name)]]
*[[Ariana (name)]]
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*[[Arian (disambiguation)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{given name|type=both}}
[[Category:Indian masculine given names]]
[[Category:Masculine given names]]
[[Category:Sanskrit-language names]]
[[Category:Iranian masculine given names]]

Aryan name - Revision history

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