Arya
आर्याnoble, honored
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Aryan
आर्यन
noble, honorable
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Aryan is an Indian given name associated with Sanskrit ārya, ‘noble’ or ‘honourable’. Wiktionary describes the Hindi form as borrowed through English Aryan, rather than as an unchanged Sanskrit word; this route accounts for the final n. The same English spelling also has a history in language classification and racist ideology. Those uses are distinct from the Indian name, but are relevant to how the spelling may be recognized in English-speaking settings.
Source: Wiktionary, आर्यन. How we use sources.
Spelling and pronunciation
आर्यन is approximately aar-yan, in two syllables with a long opening vowel. Aaryan makes that vowel visible; Arian is another spelling. This Indian reading differs from the three-syllable English air-ee-an. Keep r and y together, and provide a pronunciation cue where the English reading may be assumed.
Also spelled Aaryan, Arian.