Adya

Adya is a given name for both boys and girls in India. In Russian, it is a diminutive of the male first names Avdey^[1] and Avdiky.^[2]

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