Reza is a Persian name, originating from the Arabic word , ''Riḍā'', which literally means "the fact of being pleased or contented; contentment, approval". In religious context, this name is interpreted as ''satisfaction'' or "''perfect contentment'' with God's will or decree". The name is neutral and not one used only by a particular sect, and is used widely by Iranians,

Arab Christians Arab Christians ( ar, ﺍَﻟْﻤَﺴِﻴﺤِﻴُّﻮﻥ ﺍﻟْﻌَﺮَﺏ, translit=al-Masīḥīyyūn al-ʿArab) are ethnic Arabs, Arab nationals, or Arabic-speakers who adhere to Christianity. The number of Arab Christians wh ...

and Arab Druze. According to Annemarie Schimmel, "riḍā is closely related to shukr"; "shukr" is an Arabic term denoting thankfulness and gratitude.

Given name

Religion

Ali al-Ridha Ali ibn Musa al-Rida ( ar, عَلِيّ ٱبْن مُوسَىٰ ٱلرِّضَا, Alī ibn Mūsā al-Riḍā, 1 January 766 – 6 June 818), also known as Abū al-Ḥasan al-Thānī, was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the e ...

, Eighth

Shia Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the ...

Ithna Ashari Imam. * Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan

Academics

* Reza Afshari, Iranian historian *

Reza Davari Ardakani Reza Davari Ardakani ( fa, رضا داوری اردکانی; born 6 July 1933, in Ardakan) is an Iranian philosopher who was influenced by Martin Heidegger, and a distinguished emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Tehran. He is ...

, Iranian philosopher * Reza Ghadiri, Iranian-American chemist * Reza Iravani, Iranian academic * Rida Khawaldeh, Jordanian academic * Reza Malekzadeh, Iranian physician * Reza Mansouri, Iranian physicist * Reza Olfati-Saber, Iranian roboticist * Rida Said, Syrian physician * Rıza Tevfik Bölükbaşı, Turkish scientist * Reza Aslan, Iranian-American scholar, author, and journalist * Reza Moridi, Canadian politician * Reza Negarestani, Iranian-American Philosopher * Reza Zadeh, American-Canadian-Iranian Computer Scientist

Arts

* Reza Abbasi (1565–1635), a Persian painter * Reza Abdoh, Iranian-born American director * Reza Abedini, Iranian designer * Reza Allamehzadeh, Persian-born Dutch film-maker *

Reza Amirkhani Reza Amirkhani ( fa, رضا امیرخانی; born 16 May 1973) is a contemporary Iranian novelist. He started writing in high school with the ''Ermia'' novel. He has studied mechanical engineering at Sharif University of Technology and is a ...

, Persian novelist * Reza Badiyi, American film director *

Reza Baraheni Reza Baraheni ( fa, رضا براهنی; 13 December 1935 – 25 March 2022) was an Iranian novelist, poet, critic, and political activist. Baraheni lived in Toronto, Canada, where he used to teach at the Centre for Comparative Literature at t ...

, Iranian novelist *

Reza Borchardt Reza Borchardt (born June 2, 1996) who goes by the mononymic stage name Reza Illusionist, is an American magician from Brookings, South Dakota. Early life Reza’s interest in magic began at the age of 6, when he saw a magic show at Hillcrest ...

, American magician * Reza Deghati, professionally known as Reza, an Iranian-born photojournalist * Reza Fayazi, Iranian film director *

Reza Feiz Noroozi Reza Fieze Norouzi ( fa, رضا فیض نوروزی; born ) is an Iranian actor. Filmography *''Kaktus 1 (Cactus: Part I )'' *''Kaktus 2 (Cactus: Part II )'' *''Kaktus 3 (Cactus: Part III )'' *''Roya-ye natamam'' *''Bayram'' *''Rooz-e Raftan' ...

, Iranian actor * Reza Kianian, Iranian actor * Reza Naji, Iranian actor *

Reza Parsa Reza Parsa is a Swedish film director. At the age of 22, he was admitted to the 4-year directing program at the National Film School of Denmark (1991–95) and directed the most award-winning (11 awards) graduation film, ''Never (Gränsen)'', i ...

, Swedish film director *

Reza Qolikhan Hedayat Reza-Qoli Khan Hedayat ( fa, رضاقلی خان هدایت; 8 June 1800 – 29 June 1871) was a Persian literary historian, administrator, and poet in 19th-century Qajar Iran. Biography Hedayat was born in Tehran on 8 June 1800 to a renowned ...

, Persian writer * Reza Rahadian Matulessy (born 1987), Indonesian actor *

Reza Sadeghi Reza Sadeghi ( fa, رضا صادقی, born 16 August 1979) is an Iranian pop singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the most popular domestic singers in Iran. He is praised for his vocals and song writing, which are mainly a ...

, Iranian pop singer * Reza Samani, Iranian musician * Reza Shafiei Jam, Iranian actor * Reza Shah-Kazemi, British author *

Reza Vohdani Reza Vohdani (1933 in Tehran – 2003) was an Iranian musician. Reza learned classical Persian music from masters such as Vaziri, Shahnazi, Saba Saba may refer to: Places * Saba (island), an island of the Netherlands located in the Carib ...

, Iranian musician *

Reza Yazdani (singer) Reza Yazdani ( fa, رضا یزدانی, born on October 16, 1973 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian Iranian may refer to: * Iran, a sovereign state * Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for ...

Rida Al Abdullah Rida Al Abdulla ( ar, رضا العبد الله; also spelled ''Rida Al Abdallah'', ''Reda Al Abdullah''; born 5 July 1966) is an Iraqi singer and actor. He gained attention across the Arab world for his singles "Bo'dak Habibi", "Qasawa", "Dha ...

, Iraqi singer * Raza Murad, Indian actor

Criminals

* Agha Muhammad Reza Baig -

Iranian Iranian may refer to: * Iran, a sovereign state * Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran * Iranian lan ...

Shia Muslim Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, most ...

who claimed to be the

Mahdi The Mahdi ( ar, ٱلْمَهْدِيّ, al-Mahdī, lit=the Guided) is a messianic figure in Islamic eschatology who is believed to appear at the end of times to rid the world of evil and injustice. He is said to be a descendant of Muhammad w ...

and twelfth imam, engaged in battles against the

East India Company The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Sout ...

and Kachari Kingdom. * Redha al-Najar, Tunisian prisoner * Reza Alinejad, Iranian juvenile offender *

Reza Khan , , spouse = Maryam Savadkoohi Tadj ol-Molouk Ayromlu (queen consort) Turan Amirsoleimani Esmat Dowlatshahi , issue = Princess Hamdamsaltaneh Princess Shams Mohammad Reza ShahPrincess Ashraf Prince Ali Reza Prince Gholam Reza Pr ...

, Afghan Islamist * Reza Zarrab, Iranian businessman * Riza Aziz, Malaysian film producer

Politics

Abidur Reza Chowdhury Khan Bahadur Abidur Reza Chowdhury ( bn, আবিদুর রেজা চৌধুরী; 1872 - 16 January 1961) was a Bengali politician and philanthropist. He was one of the founding members of the All-India Muslim League. The present-day C ...

(1872–1961), Bengali politician and educationist *

Reza Fallah Reza Fallah (1909–1982) was an Iranian businessman and political advisor. He shaped the Iranian oil policy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Early life Reza Fallah was born on 15 September 1909 in Kashan, Iran. He graduated from high school in T ...

(1909-1982), Iranian businessman and political advisor *

Reza Ghotbi Reza Ghotbi ( fa, رضا قطبی, 1940 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian engineer who headed National Iranian Radio and Television during Pahlavi dynasty. He currently lives in the United States. During the time he attended Alborz High School, he dev ...

, Iranian politician * Reza Hosseini, Iranian humanitarian *

Reza Khelili Dylami Reza Khelili Dylami ( fa, رضا خلیلی دیلمی; born in 1967) is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He was a member of the Riksdag from 2006 to 2010, replacing Beatrice Ask due to her service as the Minister for Justice from 2006 t ...

, Swedish politician *

Redha Malek Redha Malek ( ar, رضا مالك) (21 December 1931 – 29 July 2017) was an Algerian politician who served as Prime Minister of Algeria from 21 August 1993 to April 1994. During his short term of office, which came in the early years of the Alge ...

, Algerian Former Prime Minister * Reza Moridi, Canadian politician * Reza Ostadi, Iranian politician *

Reza Pahlavi Reza Pahlavi may refer to: * Reza Shah (1878–1944), Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran from 1925 until 1941 * Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919–1980), Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979, son of Reza Shah * Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran Reza Pah ...

, last crown prince of the former Imperial State of Iran *

Reza Shah Reza Shah Pahlavi ( fa, رضا شاه پهلوی; ; originally Reza Khan (); 15 March 1878 – 26 July 1944) was an Iranian Officer (armed forces), military officer, politician (who served as Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (Iran), ...

Pahlavi, Shah of Iran *

Reza Zanjani Ayatollah Seyed Reza Zanjani (born 1902 in Zanjan, died 4 January 1984) was a Shia Iranian cleric who opposed first the autocracy of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and then theocracy that was established by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and his supporte ...

, Iranian politician * Reza Zarei, Iranian military commander * Rida al-Rikabi, Syrian politician * Rıza Nur, Turkish politician *

Rıza Türmen Rıza Mahmut Türmen (born 17 June 1941, Istanbul, Turkey), is a former judge of the European Court of Human Rights and currently an MP for Izmir in the Turkish Parliament, with the Republican People's Party. He graduated from Istanbul Unive ...

(born 1941), Turkish judge and politician

Sports

* Reza Ahadi, Iranian footballer * Reza Chahkhandagh, Iranian judoka *

Reza Enayati Gholam Reza Enayati ( fa, غلام رضا عنايتى ; born 23 September 1976) is an Iranian football manager and former player. He is a former member of Iran national football team. Enayati played as a striker and is the all-time top goals ...

, Iranian footballer * Reza Ghoochannejhad, Iranian-Dutch footballer *

Reza Hassanzadeh (disambiguation) Reza Hassanzadeh may refer to: * Reza Hassanzadeh (Esteghlal, footballer) Reza Hassanzadeh ( fa, رضا حسن‌زاده; born 1964 in Tehran, Iran) is a retired Iranian football player who played for Esteghlal Tehran for most of his career. He ...

, multiple Iranian footballers * Reza Jabbari, Iranian footballer * Reza Khaleghifar, Iranian footballer *

Reza Niknazar Reza Niknazar ( fa, رضا نيک‌نظر, born 23 August 1980 in Rasht) is an Iranian football player who is currently a free agent. He usually plays at defender position. He played his golden years for Malavan in Iran Pro League. Referenc ...

, Iranian footballer *

Reza Sahebi Reza Sahebi ( fa, رضا صاحبی born February 25, 1972) is a retired Iranian football player and coach. Playing career Club career He played for Payam Mashhad from 1989–1997 before joining F.C. Zob Ahan where he played from 1997–2003. ...

, Iranian footballer * Reza Soukhteh Saraei, Iranian wrestler * Reza Shahroudi, Iranian footballer * Reza Talabeh, Iranian footballer * Reza Torabian, Iranian footballer * Reza Vatankhah, Iranian footballer * Reza Yazdani, Iranian wrestler

Variants

* Roda Antar (born 1980), Lebanese footballer * Rıza Çalımbay, Turkish footballer * Rida Lah Douliazale, Moroccan footballer * Rıza Kayaalp (born 1989), Turkish wrestler *

Rizah Mešković Rizah Mešković (born 10 August 1947) is a Bosnian former professional association football, football player and manager (association football), manager who played as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. At international level he pla ...

, Bosnian footballer * Rıza Şen, Turkish footballer * Redha Tukar, Saudi Arabian footballer *

Rıza Yıldırım Rıza Yıldırım (born May 6, 1987) is a European champion Turkish wrestler competing in the 97 kg division of freestyle wrestling. He is a member of Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü. Yıldırım won the gold medal in the 96 ...

(born 1987), Turkish wrestler

Derived names

Abdol Reza

* People with the theophoric given name.

Ali Reza

* People with the given name, after

Ali Reza Ali Reza (also spelled Alireza or Ali-Reza) is a given name popular among Iranians referring to the imams of Shia Islam Ali and Ali al-Ridha. People Ali Reza * Ali-Reza Asgari, Iranian general * Ali Reza Eftekhari, Iranian pop singer * Ali Reza N ...

(765-818), Imam and eight descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Gholam Reza

* People with the given name, meaning ''servant of the contented one''

Mohammad Reza

* People with the given name, after Mohammad Reza (1919–1980), the last

Shah Shah (; fa, شاه, , ) is a royal title that was historically used by the leading figures of Iranian monarchies.Yarshater, EhsaPersia or Iran, Persian or Farsi, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII no. 1 (1989) It was also used by a variety of ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkm ...

Surname

* Afgansyah Reza (born 1989), Indonesian singer, songwriter, and actor *

Ahmed Rıza Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...

((1858–1930), Ottoman Turkish politician *

Fahmi Reza Mohd Fahmi Reza bin Mohd Zarin ( ms, محمد فهمى رضا بن محمد زارين, label=Jawi alphabet, Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 7 June 1977) is a Malaysian political graphic designer, street artist and documentary filmmaker. ...

, Malaysian political graphic designer, street artist and documentary film maker * Farhad Reza (born 1986), Bangladeshi cricketer * Fazlollah Reza (1915–2019), Iranian academic *

Flo Rida Tramar Lacel Dillard (born September 16, 1979), better known by his stage name Flo Rida (, ), is an American rapper and singer. His 2007 breakout single "Low" was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the record for digital down ...

, American singer and rapper * Ghaleb Rida, Lebanese basketball player * Hadem Rida, Palestinian politician * Kévin Reza (born 1988), French professional road bicycle racer * Liudvikas Rėza (1776–1840), Prussian-Lithuanian author a.k.a. Ludwig Rhesa * Omer Riza, footballer *

Rashid Rida Muḥammad Rashīd ibn ʿAlī Riḍā ibn Muḥammad Shams al-Dīn ibn Muḥammad Bahāʾ al-Dīn ibn Munlā ʿAlī Khalīfa (23 September 1865 or 18 October 1865 – 22 August 1935 CE/ 1282 - 1354 AH), widely known as Sayyid Rashid Rida ( ar, � ...

, Syrian scholar * Syed Salim Raza, British Pakistani banker * Yasmina Reza (born 1959), Iranian-French playwright

Spanish surname

Itzel Reza Itzel Reza (born May 29, 1979) is a Mexican sprint canoer who competed in the mid-1990s. She was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 500 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city ...

, Mexican sprint canoer * Lilia Merodio Reza (born 1978), Mexican politician

Fictional characters

* Reza, character in ''Gol & Gincu'' television series * Reza Temiz, character in '' Dreamfall: The Longest Journey'' game * Reza, a pyromancer in the mobile MOBA game ''

Vainglory Vanity is the excessive belief in one's own abilities or attractiveness to others. Prior to the 14th century it did not have such narcissistic undertones, and merely meant ''futility''. The related term vainglory is now often seen as an archaic s ...

'' * Reza Zaydan, a Moroccan general from HITMAN (2016)

References

External links

Reza – Origin and Meaning of the name Reza at BabyNames.com
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