Arda (name)
Arda is a given name.
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, the Arda river, a very old Turkic name in Uyghur writings.
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
- Arda of Armenia, a queen of Jerusalem
- Arda Akbulut, Turkish footballer
- Arda Bowser, American footballer
- Arda Collins, American poet of Armenian descent
- Arda Denkel, Turkish philosopher
- Arda Green, American biochemist
- Arda Güler, Turkish footballer
- Arda Kural, Turkish actor
- Arda Mandikian, Greek Armenian opera singer
- Arda Ocal, Turkish-Canadian TV and radio broadcaster
- Arda Turan, Turkish footballer
- Arda Vekiloğlu, Turkish basketball player
- Kemal Arda Gürdal, Turkish swimmer
Surname
- Ben Arda, Filipino professional golfer
- H. Efsun Arda, Turkish developmental and systems biologist
- Yasemin Arda, Turkish-Belgian management scientist and operations researcher