Roya (given name)

Roya Persian: رویا), "dream",^{[citation needed]} is a female name of Persian origin. It is common in Iran, Afghanistan, and Azerbaijan. Notable persons named Roya include:

• Röya (singer), Azerbaijani singer

• Roya Arab, Iranian musician and archaeologist
• Roya Farassat (born 1964) Iranian-born American painter, and sculptor
• Roya Hakakian, Iranian American Jewish poet, journalist, and writer
• Roya Heshmati, Kurdish-Iranian activist
• Roya Maboudian, American academic and researcher in the field of chemical engineering
• Roya Megnot, American actress
• Roya Mirelmi, Iranian theater, cinema and television actress
• Roya Nonahali, Iranian actress and director
• Roya Rahmani, Afghan diplomat
• Roya Ramezani, Iranian designer and women's rights campaigner
• Roya Rozati, India-based gynecologist and infertility specialist
• Roya Saberi Negad Nobakht, Iranian-British housewife who was imprisoned after she returned to Iran
• Roya Sadat, Afghan film producer and director
• Roya Teymourian, Iranian actress
• Roya Toloui, Kurdish-Iranian journalist, human rights activist and feminist

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