Adya is a given name for both boys and girls in India. In Russian, it is a diminutive of the male first names AvdeyPetrovsky, p. 32 and Avdiky.Petrovsky, p. 33
Notable people with the name include: Adya Prasad Pandey, Indian economist, former Vice Chancellor of Manipur University Adya Rangacharya (1904–1984), Indian writer, actor, and scholar Adya van Rees-Dutilh (1876–1959), Dutch artist Adya van Rees-Dutilh (1929–2015), Indian dramatist and playwright Zaskia Adya Mecca (born 1987), Indonesian actress
See also Adya Houn'tò, a spirit associated with drumming in West African Vodun Adyashanti, an American spiritual teacher Aadya Bedi, Indian actress
References Notes
Sources Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (Dictionary of Russian First Names). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005.
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