Diya

DEE-yah
Lamp, light
Sanskritspiritualshortnature

Overview

Diya comes from Sanskrit and is used as a girl's name. The name is traditionally understood to mean “Lamp, light”. People who share the name include Dia Mirza and Diya Siddique.

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Meaning

Lamp, light

Origin

Sanskrit

The story

Named for the small oil lamps lit during Diwali — a name that literally means 'light'.

Famous people named Diya

Diya in other languages

  • Japaneseディヤ
  • Chinese迪亚

Numerology

3

The name Diya carries numerology number 3. (For entertainment.)

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