Aziz ( ar, عزيز, , is an Arabic male name. The feminine form of both the adjective and the given name is Aziza. ''Aziz'' in

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is derived from the

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''ʕ-z-z'' with a meaning of "strong, powerful" and the adjective has acquired its meaning of "dear, darling, precious". It is a

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''oz'' עוז meaning "might, strength, power". The Semitic word refers to the "power and glory" of deities and kings. In the Latinised form "Azizus" it is attested as the name of one of the Arab Priest-Kings who ruled Emesa (the modern

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) as clients of the

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. In ancient

Levantine mythology The Canaanite religion was the group of ancient Semitic religions practiced by the Canaanites living in the ancient Levant from at least the early Bronze Age through the first centuries AD. Canaanite religion was polytheistic and, in some cases, ...

Azizos In ancient Arab mythology, Azizos or Aziz ( Palmyrene: 𐡰𐡦𐡩𐡦 ''ʿzyz'') is the Palmyran Arab god of the morning star. He is portrayed as riding a camel with his twin brother Arsu, although one source says that "Azizos is depicted as a ...

or Aziz is the Palmyrene Arab god of the

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. The Arabian goddess

Al-Uzza Al-ʻUzzā ( ar, العزى or Old Arabic l ʕuzzeː was one of the three chief goddesses of Arabian religion in pre-Islamic times and she was worshiped by the pre-Islamic Arabs along with al-Lāt and Manāt. A stone cube at Nakhla (near M ...

, also related to the planet Venus, is named from the same root ''ʕ-z-z''. ''Al-Aziz'' is one of the

names of God in Islam Names of God in Islam ( ar, أَسْمَاءُ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ , "''Allah's Beautiful Names''") are names attributed to God in Islam by Muslims. While some names are only in the Quran, and others are only in the hadith, th ...

. The "Al" makes the word "Aziz" proper. "Aziz" without "Al" is used as a royal title borne by the high nobles of Egypt, being a title borne by the prophet Joseph in the Quranic Surah-e-Yusuf, and also by the Biblical

Potiphar Potiphar ( ; Egyptian origin: ''pꜣ-dj-pꜣ-rꜥ'' "he whom Ra gave") is a figure in the Hebrew Bible and the Quran. Potiphar is possibly the same name as Potiphera () from Late Egyptian ''pꜣ-dj-pꜣ-rꜥ'' "he whom Ra has given." Potiph ...

, referred to in the

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as Aziz. It is used in existing

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such as

, Assyrian Neo Aramaic, Mandic,

, and also in non-Semitic languages like Turkish, Kurdish,

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

Azerbaijani Azerbaijani may refer to: * Something of, or related to Azerbaijan * Azerbaijanis * Azerbaijani language See also * Azerbaijan (disambiguation) * Azeri (disambiguation) * Azerbaijani cuisine * Culture of Azerbaijan The culture of Azerbaijan ...

, Persian,

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' Pashtu Pashto (,; , ) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family. It is known in historical Persian literature as Afghani (). Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official languages ...

Dari Dari (, , ), also known as Dari Persian (, ), is the variety of the Persian language spoken in Afghanistan. Dari is the term officially recognised and promoted since 1964 by the Afghan government for the Persian language,Lazard, G.Darī ...

, Kazakh,

Kyrgyz Kyrgyz, Kirghiz or Kyrgyzstani may refer to: * Someone or something related to Kyrgyzstan *Kyrgyz people *Kyrgyz national games *Kyrgyz language *Kyrgyz culture *Kyrgyz cuisine *Yenisei Kirghiz *The Fuyü Gïrgïs language in Northeastern China ...

, Turkmen, Uzbek, Uyghur, Balochi,

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

Somali Somali may refer to: Horn of Africa * Somalis, an inhabitant or ethnicity associated with Greater Somali Region ** Proto-Somali, the ancestors of modern Somalis ** Somali culture ** Somali cuisine ** Somali language, a Cushitic language ** Somali ...

, Indonesian, and

Malaysian Malaysian may refer to: * Something from or related to Malaysia, a country in Southeast Asia * Malaysian Malay, a dialect of Malay language spoken mainly in Malaysia * Malaysian people, people who are identified with the country of Malaysia regard ...

. ''Aziz'' is a common masculine given name, especially in the

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but it has also continued to be used by non-Muslim peoples in the Middle East, e.g. Assyrians, and Mandeans.

Given name

Azeez

* Azeez Abu (born 1994), Nigerian beach soccer player *

Azeez Al-Shaair Azeez Al-Shaair (born August 4, 1997) is an American football inside linebacker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida Atlantic. Early life and high school Al-Shaair was born in Tam ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Azeez Ojulari Azeez O. Ojulari (born June 16, 2000) is an American football outside linebacker and defensive end for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was drafted by the Giants in the second ro ...

(born 2000), American football player * Azeez Shobowale Shobola (born 1992), Nigerian footballer

Aziz

Aziz Ansari Aziz Ismail Ansari (; born February 23, 1983) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is known for his role as Tom Haverford on the NBC series '' Parks and Recreation'' (2009–2015) and as creator and star of the Netflix series '' Mas ...

(born 1983), Indian-American stand-up comedian and actor. * Aziz Azion (born 1984), Ugandan R&B singer-songwriter. * Aziz Behich (born 1990), Australian footballer. *

Aziz Ibrahim Aziz-Ur-Rahman Ibrahim (born 16 March 1964) is a British guitarist. He was born in Longsight, Manchester to Pakistani parents. He is best known for his work as guitarist with Simply Red, The Stone Roses (post-John Squire) and their former vo ...

(born 1964), British guitarist. *

Aziz Mian Aziz Mian Qawwal ( ur, عزیز میاں قوال) (17 April 1942 – 6 December 2000) was a Pakistani traditional qawwal famous for singing ghazals in his own style of qawwali and is considered one of the greatest qawwals in South Asia. He h ...

(1942–2000), Pakistani singer. *

Aziz Nesin Aziz Nesin (; born Mehmet Nusret, 20 December 1915 – 6 July 1995) was a Turkish writer, humorist and the author of more than 100 books. Born in a time when Turks did not have official surnames, he had to adopt one after the Surname Law of ...

(1915–1995), Turkish humorist and author. *

Aziz Sancar Aziz Sancar (born 8September 1946) is a Turkish molecular biologist specializing in DNA repair, cell cycle checkpoints, and circadian clock. In 2015, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Tomas Lindahl and Paul L. Modrich for the ...

(born 1946), Turkish scientist and 2015 Nobel laureate in Chemistry. *

Aziz Shavershian Aziz Sergeyevich Shavershian (russian: link=no, Ази́з Серге́евич Шавершя́н; 24 March 1989 – 5 August 2011), better known as Zyzz, was a Russian-born Australian bodybuilder, personal trainer and model. He established a ...

(1989–2011), Russian-Australian bodybuilder and

internet personality An Internet celebrity (also known as a social media influencer, social media personality, internet personality, or simply influencer) is a celebrity who has acquired or developed their fame and notability through the Internet. The rise of social m ...

of Kurdish descent. *

Aziz Yıldırım Aziz Yıldırım (born 2 November 1952) was the 36th chairman of the Turkish, He has Kurdish Origin multi-sport club Fenerbahçe SK. He lost the election held on 3 June 2018 to Ali Koç which made him the 37th president of the Turkish club. ...

(born 1952), Turkish businessman.

Surname

Azeez

* A. M. A. Azeez (1911–1973), Ceylonese civil servant, educator, social worker *

Ade Azeez Adebayo Linford Kazim "Ade" Azeez (born 8 January 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Billericay Town. He began his career with Charlton Athletic, spending time on loan to Wycombe Wanderers, Leyton Orient, To ...

(born 1994), English footballer * Dan Azeez (born 1989), British boxer *

Fatima Azeez Titilayo Fatima Azeez (born 31 December 1992) is a Nigerian badminton player. In 2010, she competed at the Summer Youth Olympics The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international multi-sport event for athletes between 15 and 18 years old, o ...

(born 1992), Nigerian badminton player *

K. P. A. C. Azeez Azeez (27 November 1934 – 16 July 2003) was an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 100 films. He came into the movie industry as a villain, later he started doing character roles, such as police officer, jailer, and ministe ...

(1934–2003), Indian film actor in Malayalam cinema *

Ramon Azeez Ramon Olamilekan Azeez (born 12 December 1992) is a Nigerian Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Central midfielder, central midfielder. He spent the vast majority of his professional career in Spain, starting at UD Almer ...

(born 1992), Nigerian footballer

Aziz

Aaron Aziz Yang Hormat Dato' Aaron Mustapha bin Aziz ( Jawi: ارون مصطفى بن عزيز; born 23 February 1976) is a Singaporean actor, singer and film director currently based in Malaysia. He is largely known in Malaysia and also in some countr ...

(born 1976), Singaporean actor * Arif Aziz (born 1943), Azerbaijan artist and educator *

Douglas Aziz Douglas Aziz Shamasha Eshaya (; born 1 January 1942) is an Iraqi former football player and caretaker coach. He represented the Iraq national team, and is ethnically Assyrian. Club career He was a pillar for club and country during the late 19 ...

(born 1942),

Assyrian Assyrian may refer to: * Assyrian people, the indigenous ethnic group of Mesopotamia. * Assyria, a major Mesopotamian kingdom and empire. ** Early Assyrian Period ** Old Assyrian Period ** Middle Assyrian Empire ** Neo-Assyrian Empire * Assyri ...

Iraqi footballer *

Gamal Aziz Gamal Aziz, also known as Gamal Abdelaziz, (Arabic: جمال عزيز) (born ) is an Egyptian-American businessman. Aziz is the former president of Wynn Macau Limited and chief operating officer of Wynn Resorts Development. He was also the forme ...

, also known as Gamal Mohammed he Abdelaziz, Egyptian-American businessman *

Lisa Aziz Lisa Soraya Aziz (born 19 June 1962) is a British news presenter. She is best known as the presenter of the Morning News on LBC. Before this she worked for ITV Westcountry as a co-presenter for the evening news programme: The West Country Toni ...

(born 1962), British television presenter and journalism * Michael Aziz, American engineer * Mohamad Aziz, Malaysian politician *

Mohammad Aziz Mohammed Aziz (born as Sayeed Mohammed Aziz-Un-Nabi; 2 July 1954 – 27 November 2018), also known as Munna (Name Given By Legendary Music Composer Akshaya Mohanty, was an Indian multilingual playback singer who primarily sang for the Bollywood ...

, Indian playback singer * Omar Aziz (born 1958), Brazilian politician * Philip Aziz (1923–2009), Canadian artist of Lebanese ancestry *

Riza Aziz Riza Shahriz bin Abdul Aziz, better known as Riza Aziz, is a Malaysian film producer and the co-founder of Red Granite Pictures, a Los Angeles-based film production company. Career Riza holds a BS degree in Government & Economics and an MS ...

, Malaysian producer *

Shaukat Aziz Shaukat Aziz ( ur, ; born 6 March 1949) is a Pakistani former banker and financier who served as 17th prime minister of Pakistan from 28 August 2004 to 15 November 2007, as well as the finance minister of Pakistan from 6 November 1999 to 15 ...

(born 1949), Pakistani Prime Minister *

Tariq Aziz Tariq Aziz ( ar, طارق عزيز , 28 April 1936 – 5 June 2015) was an Iraqi politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and a close advisor of President Saddam Hussein. Their association began in the 1950s w ...

(born Mikhail Yuhanna) (1936–2015), ethnic

former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister under Saddam Hussein *

Tariq Aziz (field hockey, born 1938) Dr. Tariq Aziz (Urdu: طارق عزیز born 5 February 1938) is a Pakistani former field hockey player. He won a Gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and a Silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Aziz was born ...

(born 1938), Pakistani field hockey player *

Tariq Aziz (TV personality) Tariq Aziz ( Punjabi, ur, طارق عزیز; 28 April 1936 – 17 June 2020) was a Pakistani television host, poet and film actor, known for PTV's quiz show '' Neelam Ghar'', first aired in 1974, later renamed the '' Tariq Aziz Show'' and lat ...

(1936–2020), Pakistani TV personality * Tipu Aziz (born 1956), Professor of neurosurgery at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford University *

Iqra Aziz Iqra Aziz Hussain (born 24 November 1997) is a Pakistani actress who primarily works in Urdu television. She made her acting debut in 2014 with a supporting role shanzey in '' Kissey Apna Kahein''. Aziz is widely recognized for portraying the ...

(born 1997), Pakistani Actress

References

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