Aziz

Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Tajik, Indonesian, Malay
Scripts عزيز(Arabic) عزیز(Persian, Urdu) Азиз(Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Tajik)
Pronounced Pron. /ʕa.ˈziːz/(Arabic) /ʔæ.ˈziːz/(Persian) /a.ˈziːz/(Turkish) /ə.ˈziːz/(Urdu) /a.ˈziz/(Tajik Persian)  [key·simplify]
Note In Turkish this name is written with a dotted İ. It appears as AZİZ in uppercase and aziz in lowercase.

Meaning & History

Means "powerful, respected, beloved" in Arabic, derived from the root عزّ (ʿazza) meaning "to be powerful" or "to be cherished" [1][2]. In Islamic tradition العزيز (al-ʿAzīz) is one of the 99 names of Allah. A notable bearer of the name was Al-'Aziz, a 10th-century Fatimid caliph.

Related Names

Rootʿazīz
Variant'Aziz(Arabic)
Feminine FormsAziza(Arabic) Azize(Turkish) Aziza(Uzbek) Aziza(Kyrgyz) Aziza(Tajik)
Other Languages & CulturesƏziz(Azerbaijani) Eziz(Turkmen)
Same Spelling'Aziz, Əziz

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   simple   serious  

Sources & References

  1. Ahmed, Salahuddin. A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New York University, 1999, page 27.
  2. Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 712.

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Entry updated May 26, 2026