Arda is a given name of various origins. In Turkey, it is used as a masculine name. In Turkish, Arda means sceptre, an ornamented staff carried by rulers on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of sovereignty, and latter (successor), the Arda river (an important tributary of the Maritsa in the Edirne region), a very old Turkic name in Uyghur writings. In Armenia, it is a feminine given name. It is also a given name of Old English origin. Notable people with the name include:
Given name Arda of Armenia, a queen of Jerusalem Arda Akbulut (born 2001), Turkish footballer Arda Anarat (born 1999), Turkish actor Arda Azkara (born 2003), Turkish tennis player Arda Bowser (1899–1996), American footballer Arda Çınkır (born 2002), Turkish footballer Arda Collins, American poet of Armenian descent Arda La Croix, American stage actor, screen actor, and author Arda Denkel (1949–2000), Turkish philosopher Arda Arsenian Ekmekji (born 1951), Lebanese Armenian scholar Arda Green (1899–1958), American biochemist Arda Güler (born 2005), Turkish footballer Arda Hakouma, Central African warlord and military commander Arda Kalpakian (born 1944), Lebanese athlete Arda Kılıç (born 2005), Turkish footballer Arda Kızıldağ (born 1998), Turkish footballer Arda Kural (born 1980), Turkish actor Arda Okan Kurtulan (born 2002), Turkish footballer Arda Mandikian (1924–2009), Greek Armenian opera singer Arda Ocal (born 1981), Turkish-Canadian TV and radio broadcaster Arda Özçimen (born 2002), Turkish footballer Arda Turan (born 1987), Turkish footballer Arda Ünyay (born 2006), Turkish footballer Arda Vekiloğlu (born 1979), Turkish basketball player Kemal Arda Gürdal (born 1990), Turkish swimmer
Surname Ben Arda (1929–2006), Filipino professional golfer H. Efsun Arda, Turkish developmental and systems biologist Yasemin Arda (born 1978), Turkish-Belgian management scientist and operations researcher
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