Jaya (given name)
Appearance
Jaya is a feminine given name. It is also found in compound names of both male and female people.
Notable people with this name
[edit]- Jaya (singer) (born 1971), Filipina pop singer
- Jaya Bachchan (born 1948), Indian actress
- Jaya Guhanathan, Indian actress
- Jaya Luintel, Nepali journalist
- Jaya Prada (born 1962), Indian actress
- Jaya Seal, Indian actress
- Jaya (Jeevuba)
Derived names
[edit]- Female
- Jayalalithaa (born 1951), Indian actress and politician
- Jayamalini (born 1958), Indian actress
- Jayasudha (born 1958), Indian actress
- Male
- Jayakatwang (died 1293), Javanese king killed during the Mongol invasion of Java
- Jayaram (born 1965), Indian actor
- Jayasimha, multiple people
Fictional characters
[edit]- Jaya, a character in Avatar: The Legend of Korra that lived during Avatar Wan's time
- Jaya Ballard, a character from the Magic: The Gathering card game
- Jaya, a character from the book The Iron Ring