{{Short description|Name list}} {{Refimprove|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox name | name = Aziz | image = Siria, regione di hauran o tell halaf, divinità armata su un dromedario, forse allat o azizos, I-III sec..JPG | caption = Azizos, the god of the morning star | romanisation = | pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|aɪ|z|i|z}} {{respell|AE|zeez}} | gender = male | feminine = {{hlist|Azizah|Muazzez}} | meaning = 'reputable, powerful, sublime' | region = Middle East | language = Assyrian (Aramaic; Akkadian), Arabic, Armenian, Balochi, Bengali, Chechen, Dari, Gujarati, Hebrew, Indonesian, Kazakh, Kurdish, Pashto, Persian, Punjabi, Somali, Turkish, Urdu, Zazaki | languageorigin = Semitic | nickname = {{hlist|Azo|Azzy|Zyzz}} | variant forms = {{hlist|Azaz|Azizus|Ezizu}} | related names = Azizos }} {{wiktionary|عزيز|עזיז}}
'''Aziz''' ({{langx|ar|عزيز|ʿAzīz}}; {{langx|he|עָזִז|ʿAzīz}}; {{Langx|akk|𒀀𒍣𒍪|ʿEzīzū}}) is a Semitic name from the root two-zayin.<ref name="thebump">{{cite web |title=Aziz |url=https://www.thebump.com/b/aziz-baby-name |publisher=thebump.com |access-date=27 August 2024}}</ref> In the Hebrew Bible, the root two-zayin ({{Script/Hebr|ז-ז}}) means 'reputable, powerful, sublime'.<ref name="ko-ba">{{cite book |last1=Koehler |first1=Ludwig |last2=Baumgartner |first2=Walter |title=The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament |publisher=Brown–Driver–Briggs |url=https://dictionaries.brillonline.com/halot}}</ref> In the 1 Chronicles, Aziz was the son of Shema and the father of Bela.<ref>{{Bibleverse|1 Chronicles|5:8}}</ref> Azizus (Latinised), attested as an Arabian or Nabatean king who ruled Sampsigeramids of the Roman Empire.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Arabs In Antiquity Their History From The Assyrians To The Umayyads |page=409 |url=https://archive.org/details/the-arabs-in-antiquity-their-history-from-the-assyrians-to-the-umayyads |access-date=27 August 2024 |quote=Later rulers are called 'kings of the Emesenians', although they carry good Arabic names like Azizus (Aziz) and Sohaemus.}}</ref>
In ancient Levantine mythology, Azizos is a god of the morning star of Aramean origin from Palmyra.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Cults and Beliefs at Edessa|last=Drijvers|first=H. J. W.|publisher=Brill Publishers|year=2015|isbn=978-90-04-29562-9|pages=Chapter Six: THE CULT OF AZIZOS AND MONIMOS AND OTHER ARAB DEITIES}}</ref> The Arabian goddess Al-Uzza, related to the planet Venus, is named from the same root.<ref>Distant WL (1909) ''Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.'' 8(3): 317-345.</ref> ''Al-ʿAzīz'' is one of the names of God in Islam.<ref>{{Cite Quran|3|6|style=nosup}}</ref> ''ʿAzīz'' without ''al-'' is used as a royal title borne by the high nobles of Ancient Egypt.<ref>{{Cite Quran|4|158|style=nosup}}, {{Cite Quran|9|40|style=nosup|begin=no}}</ref>
It is still used in existing Semitic languages such as Assyrian, Arabic, Hebrew, neo-Aramaic, Mandaic, and Maltese, and is found among Semitic speaking Christians, Jews, Muslims and Gnostics.
It later also spread to non-Semitic language families like Berber languages, Caucasus languages, Iranian languages, Indic languages, Turkic languages and among various language families in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia.
''Aziz'' is a common masculine given name, especially in the Muslim world, but it has also continued to be used by earlier pre-Islamic and non-Muslim peoples in the Middle East, like Jews, Assyrians, Arameans, Mandeans, Armenians, etc.
==Given name== ===Azeez=== *Azeez Abu (born 1994), Nigerian beach soccer player *Azeez Arisekola Adam (born 2003), Nigerian footballer *Azeez Amida (born 1983), Nigerian business executive, author, and speaker *Azeez Kayode Fakeye (born 1965), Nigerian sculptor *Azeez Ladipo (born 1987), Nigerian rugby union player *Azeez Mubarak (born 1951), Sri Lankan scientist and researcher *Azeez Ojulari (born 2000), American football player *Azeez Oseni (born 2002), Nigerian footballer *Azeez Sait (1926–2001), Indian politician *Azeez Al-Shaair (born 1997), American football player *Azeez Shobowale Shobola (born 1992), Nigerian footballer *Azeez Zainulabdeen (died 2010), Sri Lankan footballer
===Aziz=== *Aziz (artist) (born 1946), Indian artist and painter *Aziz (qiyan), Umayyad poet and musician *Aziz Ab'Sáber (1924–2012), Brazilian geographer *Aziz Abaza (1898–1973), Egyptian poet *Aziz Abbas (born 1943), Iraqi weightlifter *Aziz Abbes Mouhiidine (born 1998), Italian boxer *Aziz Abdelmassih (born 1996), Lebanese basketball player *Aziz Abdo (born 1977), Lebanese singer, actor, and model *Aziz Abduhakimov (born 1974), Uzbek politician *Aziz al-Abub, Lebanese psychiatrist and medical torture expert *Aziz Acharki (born 1972), Moroccan-born German taekwondo practitioner *Aziz Ahmad, multiple people *Aziz Mushabber Ahmadi (1932–2023), Indian judge *Aziz Ahmed, multiple people *Aziz Akbarian (born 1957), Iranian politician *Aziz Akhannouch (born 1961), Moroccan politician, businessman, and billionaire *Aziz Ali (born 1980), Kenyan boxer *Aziz Aliyev (1896–1962), Azerbaijani Soviet politician and scientist *Aziz Amoura (1944–2018), Jordanian-Palestinian artist and educator *Aziz El Amri (born 1950), Moroccan football coach and player *Aziz Ansah (born 1980), Ghanaian footballer *Aziz Ansari (born 1983), American actor, comedian, and filmmaker *Aziz Ben Askar (born 1976), French football manager and player *Aziz Asli (1938–2015), Iranian footballer *Aziz Atakhodjaev (born 1986), Uzbekistani para-cyclist *Aziz Suryal Atiya (1898–1988), Egyptian coptologist *Azizulhasni Awang (born 1988), Malay-Australian track cyclist *Aziz Azim (born 1970), Moroccan footballer *Aziz Azion, Ugandan R&B singer-songwriter, guitarist, and musician *Aziz al-Azmeh (born 1947), Syrian academic *Azizul Baharuddin (born 1998), Malaysian footballer *Aziz Osman Bakir, Egyptian scout *Aziz Balagoun (born 1981), Beninese footballer *Aziz Behich (born 1990), Australian soccer player *Aziz Beishenaliev (born 1971), Kyrgyz actor *Aziz Mohammad Bhai (born 1962), Bangladeshi industrialist and film producer *Aziz Binous (born 2000), Swiss footballer *Aziz Bouderbala (born 1960), Moroccan footballer *Aziz Bouhaddouz (born 1987), Moroccan footballer *Aziz Çami (1893–1943), Albanian army officer *Aziz Chouaki (1951–2019), French-Algerian writer and playwright *Aziz Choudry (1966–2021), Canadian activist *Aziz Deen-Conteh (born 1983), Sierra Leonean footballer *Aziz Dadas (born 1968), Moroccan actor *Aziz Daneshrad (1920–1991), Iranian Jewish political activist *Aziz al-Dawla (died 1022), Fatimid governor of Aleppo *Aziz Degga (1945–2019), Algerian actor, comedian, and writer *Aziz Diagne (born 1957), Senegalese-born American artist *Aziz Diya (1914–1997), Saudi writer, critic, translator, journalist, and broadcaster *Aziz Djellouli (1896–1975), Tunisian politician and businessman *Aziz Doufikar (born 1963), Moroccan footballer *Aziz Dougaz (born 1997), Tunisian tennis player *Aziz Dowlatabadi (1922–2009), Iranian poet *Aziz Driouche (born 1977), Moroccan long-distance runner *Aziz Dweik (born 1948), Palestinian politician, architect, and university professor *Aziz Dyab (born 1995), Syrian-German actor *Aziz Efendi, multiple people *Aziz Espandar (born 1948), Iranian football player and coach *Aziz Fahmy (1914–1991), Egyptian footballer *Aziz Gardi (1947–2022), Iraqi-Kurdish writer, translator, and academic *Aziz al-Hasan Ghouri (1884–1944), Indian Islamic scholar and poet *Aziz Hajini (1957–2021), Kashmiri writer, poet, and critic *Azizul Hakim (born 1959), Bangladeshi actor *Azizul Haque, multiple people *Aziz Harun (born 1998), Bruneian singer-songwriter and actor *Aziz Herawi (1952–2011), Afghan musician *Aziz Hitou (born 1990), Belgian futsal player *Aziz Mahmud Hudayi (1541–1628), Ottoman Sufi saint *Aziz Huq, American legal scholar *Aziz Ibragimov (born 1986), Uzbek footballer *Aziz Ibrahim (born 1964), British guitarist *Aziz Imam (1925–1980), Indian politician and agriculturist *Aziz Ishak (1915–1999), Malaysian politician, activist, and journalist *Aziz Ismail (born 1988), Malaysian footballer *Aziz Issah (born 2005), Ghanaian footballer *Aziz İstegün, Turkish journalist *Azizul Islam, multiple people *Aziz Jahjah (born 1980), Belgian-Moroccan kickboxer *Aziz Jaidi (born 1967), Moroccan police officer *Aziz Jindani, Pakistani film director, screenwriter, producer, and computer graphics artist *Aziz Kalkamanuly (born 1993), Kazakh judoka *Aziz Kaprawi (born 1959), Malaysian politician *Aziz Karimov (born 1987), Azerbaijani photographer *Aziz Kayondo (born 2002), Ugandan footballer *Aziz Kessous (1903–1965), Algerian lawyer, journalist, civil servant, and parliamentarian *Aziz Khalfi (born 1973), Moroccan wrestler *Aziz Khalouta (born 1989), Dutch-Moroccan footballer *Aziz Khan, multiple people *Aziz El Khanchaf (born 1977), French footballer *Aziz Kocaoğlu (born 1948), Turkish politician *Aziz Lahbabi (born 1991), Moroccan runner *Aziz Hamid Madni (1922–1991), Pakistani poet and writer *Aziz Maeboodi (born 1987), Iranian footballer *Aziz Makiqi (1958–2024), Kosovar Yugoslav handball player and manager *Aziz Malik (1916–??), Pakistani field hockey player *Aziz Maraka (born 1983), Palestinian composer, singer, performer, and producer *Aziz Mashaan (born 1988), Kuwaiti footballer *Aziz Mekouar (1950–2026), Moroccan diplomat *Aziz Mian (1942–2000), Pakistani musician *Aziz Mirza (born 1947), Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter *Aziz Ali al-Misri (1879–1965), Egyptian Ottoman military officer *Aziz Mohammed (born 1987), Saudi writer *Aziz Ouattara Mohammed (born 2001), Ivorian footballer *Aziz Motazedi (born 1950), Iranian novelist and essayist *Aziz Abdul Muniru, Ghanaian politician *Aziz A. Munshi, Pakistani lawyer *Aziz Naik (1936–2014), Pakistani field hockey player *Aziz Abdul Naji (born 1975), Algerian Guantanamo detainee *Aziz Naser (born 1980), Indian actor, writer, and voice artist *Aziz Nasirzadeh (1964–2026), Iranian military officer *Aziz Nesin (1915–1995), Turkish writer and humorist *Aziz Saleh Al-Numan (1941–2024), Iraqi politician *Aziz Corr Nyang (born 1984), Gambian footballer *Aziz Orujov (born 1984), Azerbaijani journalist *Aziz M. Osman (born 1962), Singaporean-Malaysian actor, director, screenwriter, and producer *Aziz Ouakaa (born 1999), Tunisian tennis player *Aziz Ouhadi (born 1984), Moroccan track and field athlete *Aziz Pahad (1940–2023), South African politician and activist *Aziz Ezzat Pasha (1869–1961), Egyptian politician *Aziz Feyzi Pirinççizâde (1878–1933), Ottoman Kurdish politician *Aziz Qaisi (1931–1992), Indian Urdu poet, short story writer, and film writer *Aziz Qureshi (1941–2024), Indian politician *Aziz Rabbah (born 1962), Moroccan politician *Aziz Rana, American legal scholar and author *Aziz-ur Rehman (1923–2014), Pakistani field hockey player *Aziz-ur-Rehman (cricketer, born 1959) (born 1959), Pakistani cricketer *Aziz-ur-Rehman (cricketer, born 1966) (born 1966), Pakistani cricketer *Aziz Royesh (born 1969), Afghan Hazara social activist, teacher, and writer *Aziz Sağlam (born 1982), Turkish-Belgian futsal player *Aziz Sahmaoui (born 1962), Moroccan musician *Aziz Salihu (born 1953), Kosovar boxer *Aziz Sami (1895–1984), Iraqi writer and translator *Aziz Sancar (born 1946), Turkish-American biologist *Aziz Abu Sarah (born 1980), Palestinian peace activist, journalist, social entrepreneur, and politician *Aziz Sattar (1925–2014), Malaysian actor, singer, comedian, and director *Aziz Sedky (1920–2008), Egyptian politician and engineer *Aziz Sejawal, Indian film director *Aziz Seyidov (born 1956), Azerbaijani judge *Aziz Aslam Shaikh (born 1956), Pakistani politician *Aziz El-Shawan (1916–1993), Egyptian composer *Aziz Shaykh, Khan of the Golden Horde *Aziz Shittu (born 1994), American football player *Aziz Shokhakimov (born 1988), Uzbek conductor *Aziz Smati, Algerian television producer, director, and presenter *Aziz al-Soltan (1879–1940), Iranian royal favourite *Aziz Sydykov (born 1992), Kyrgyz footballer *Aziz Tafer (born 1984), French-Algerian footballer *Azizul Hakim Tamim (born 2007), Bangladeshi cricketer *Aziz Tamoyan (1933–2021), Armenian-Yazidi politician *Aziz Tazi, Moroccan screenwriter, director, and producer *Aziz-ul-Rahman Usmani (1858/59–1928), Indian Sunni Muslim scholar *Aziz Vrioni (1859–1920), Ottoman-Albanian politician *Aziz Al-Yasiri (1945–2007), Iraqi politician *Aziz Yıldırım (born 1952), Turkish businessman and civil engineer *Aziz Zakari (born 1976), Ghanaian athlete *Aziz Zoromba, Egyptian film director
==Surname== ===Azeez=== *A. M. A. Azeez (1911–1973), Ceylonese civil servant, educator, social worker *Ade Azeez (born 1994), English footballer *Dan Azeez (born 1989), British boxer *Fatima Azeez (born 1992), Nigerian badminton player *K. P. A. C. Azeez (1934–2003), Indian film actor in Malayalam cinema *Ramon Azeez (born 1992), Nigerian footballer *Shabana Azeez (born 1996), Australian actress *Shimna Azeez, Indian medical doctor
===Aziz=== *Aaron Aziz (born 1976), Singaporean actor *Aly Abdel Aziz (born 1947), Egyptian squash player *Arif Aziz (born 1943), Azerbaijan artist and educator *Asif Aziz (born 1967), Malawi-born London landlord *Dina Aziz, British–Bangladeshi influencer and writer *Douglas Aziz (born 1942), Assyrian Iraqi footballer *Fatima Aziz (1973–2021), Afghan physician and politician *Gamal Aziz (born 1957/58), Egyptian-American businessman *Iqra Aziz (born 1997), Pakistani actress *Kamran Aziz (1922–2017), Cypriot musician, composer and pharmacist *Lisa Aziz (born 1962), British TV presenter and journalism *Michael Aziz, American engineer *Mohamad Aziz (1940–2020), Malaysian politician *Mohammad Aziz (1954–2018), Indian playback singer *Omar Aziz (born 1958), Brazilian politician *Philip Aziz (1923–2009), Canadian artist of Lebanese ancestry *Riza Aziz (born 1980), Malaysian producer *Sartaj Aziz (1929–2024), Pakistani economist and strategist *Sassi Aziz, Algerian politician *Shaukat Aziz (born 1949), Pakistani Prime Minister *Tariq Aziz (born Mikhail Yuhanna) (1936–2015), ethnic Assyrian former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister *Tariq Aziz (field hockey, born 1938) (born 1938), Pakistani field hockey player *Tariq Aziz (TV personality) (1936–2020), Pakistani TV personality *Tipu Aziz (1956–2024), neurosurgeon, John Radcliffe Hospital
==See also== *Azis (disambiguation) *Aziza (disambiguation) (equivalent feminine name) *Azizam *Abdul Aziz, Arabic theophoric name *Azziz (disambiguation) *Azizah *Kfar Aziz
==References== {{reflist}}
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