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Hindi · Arabic

Diya

Pronounced DEE-yahShare

Meaning: Lamp; light

  • Gender-neutral
  • Uncommon
  • 2 syllables
  • Bridge name

The story

In Hindi, Diya is an oil lamp, giving the name a familiar image of light. Arabic Diya has an independent light-related history.

Also means

What Diya means in its other languages.

  • Arabicradiance; brightness

Nicknames

  • Di

Spellings & variants

  • Dia
  • Deeya
  • Diyaa
  • Ziya

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Diya comes from Hindi and Arabic. It’s a bridge name, with roots in more than one culture.

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