ARYAN  

Gender: M
Origin: Indo-Iranian
Meaning: "warrior, honorable"

Popularity in 2008: #669

Very popular Iranian name moving up on U. S. charts; Arian or Arya spelling would avert hot potato racist connotations.

Nicknames & Variations:
Arian, Arya

Aryan is being discussed in our message boards:

• what do you think of these names?
• My middle name...
• for god's sake i love the name Arian, what should i do?
• HUGE baby name game! Can you handle it? :)
• WDYT of these names?Opinion?Combos?Suggestions?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Aryan:

• BABY NAME TRENDS: Heading Up