# Priya

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #32,133

## Definitions
1. A female given name from India. A common Hindu female name which means beloved. It is usually used in conjunction with another name, mostly those of gods to imply "beloved of ________".
2. Hindu surname.

## Etymology
From Sanskrit प्रिया (priyā). Doublet of Frigg (and variants).

## Easily confused with
- **pry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/priya-vs-pry)
- **prize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/priya-vs-prize)
- **pia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pia-vs-priya)
- **PRA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pra-vs-priya)
- **pray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pray-vs-priya)
- **prey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prey-vs-priya)
- **Pisa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pisa-vs-priya)
- **pita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pita-vs-priya)
- **prim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prim-vs-priya)
- **Pima** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pima-vs-priya)
- **pika** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pika-vs-priya)
- **price** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/price-vs-priya)
- **prior** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prior-vs-priya)
- **prime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prime-vs-priya)
- **print** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/print-vs-priya)
- **pride** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pride-vs-priya)
- **prick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prick-vs-priya)
- **privy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/privy-vs-priya)
- **prism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prism-vs-priya)
- **prima** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prima-vs-priya)

## Common misspellings (7)
`pirya`, `ppriya`, `priay`, `priyya`, `prriya`, `pryia`, `rpiya`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/priya