'''Adya''' is a given name for both boys and girls in India. In Russian, it is a diminutive of the male first names Avdey<ref name="Petrovsky32">Petrovsky, p.&nbsp;32</ref> and Avdiky.<ref name="Petrovsky33">Petrovsky, p.&nbsp;33</ref>

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

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===Sources=== *Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (''Dictionary of Russian First Names''). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. {{ISBN|5-17-002940-3}}

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