Mandarin transliteration of "Arya":
阿 (ā, the catch-all opening syllable for foreign names starting with a vowel) +
瑞 (ruì, "-ri-") +
雅 (yǎ, "-ya"). The most prominent bearer in Chinese pop culture is Arya Stark (
阿瑞雅·
史塔克) from 《
权力的游戏》 (Game of Thrones).
雅 ("elegant") is a popular feminine name character — typical of how transliterators pick characters that are also flattering in Chinese.
