Names

Russian form of Arkadios. This is the name of one of the main characters in Ivan Turgenev’s Fathers and Sons (1862).

Polish form of Arkadios.

From an ancient Greek name meaning “of Arcadia”. Arcadia was a region in Greece, its name deriving from ἄρκτος (arktos) meaning “bear”. This was the name of a 3rd-century saint and martyr.

Alternate transcription of Russian Аркадий (see Arkadiy).

Means “white, clear” in Sanskrit. This is the name of a hero in Hindu texts, the son of the god Indra and the princess Kunti.

Modern form of Arjuna.

Dutch form of Adrian.

Variant of Irja. The Finnish poet Eino Leino used it in his poem Arja and Selinä (1916), though belonging to a male character.

Variant of Aria 1.

From Basque haritz meaning “oak tree”.