Arria

Arria is a Latin feminine given name and, occasionally, a surname. The best known bearer is Arria Paeta, wife of Caecina Paetus, a Roman senator of the early Empire. In Tacitus' accounts, Arria is celebrated for her stoic courage when her husband faced execution by suicide. She is said to have urged him to die with dignity and, by example, demonstrated composure; later traditions sometimes quote the maxim Paete, non dolet, though the exact phrasing varies.

Historically, the name appears in inscriptions and literary references to the Arria gens and to individuals named Arria in Roman society.

Today, Arria is used as a corporate name. Arria NLG is a technology company that develops natural language generation software used to translate data into human-readable narratives for business intelligence, reporting, and content generation.

Outside these uses, Arria may appear as a given name in fiction or as a brand name. The term carries connotations of strength and clarity in historical and modern contexts, and its small but notable presence in ancient sources continues to surface in scholarly and literary discussions.