Arda (name)

Arda is 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 (successor), the Arda river (an important tributary of the Maritsa in the Edirne region), 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 (born 2001), Turkish footballer
 * Arda Bowser (1899–1996), American footballer
 * Arda Collins, American poet of Armenian descent
 * Arda Denkel (1949–2000), Turkish philosopher
 * Arda Green (1899–1958), American biochemist
 * Arda Güler (born 2005), Turkish footballer
 * Arda Kural (born 1980), Turkish actor
 * Arda Mandikian (1924–2009), Greek Armenian opera singer
 * Arda Ocal (born 1981), Turkish-Canadian TV and radio broadcaster
 * Arda Turan (born 1987), Turkish footballer
 * Arda Vekiloğlu (born 1979), Turkish basketball player
 * Kemal Arda Gürdal (born 1990), Turkish swimmer

Surname

 * Ben Arda (1929–2006), Filipino professional golfer
 * H. Efsun Arda, Turkish developmental and systems biologist
 * Yasemin Arda (born 1978), Turkish-Belgian management scientist and operations researcher