Arda is given name.

Arda
Pronunciation[aɾˈda]
GenderMale (Turkish), Female (Armenian & Somali)
Origin
Language(s)Turkish, Old English

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.[1]

In Armenia, it is a feminine given name. It is likewise found as a feminine name among the Somali people.

It is also a given name of Old English origin.

Given name

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Surname

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  • 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

References

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  1. ^ "TÜRK DİL KURUMU". www.tdk.gov.tr (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2018-03-30.