Aziz ( ar, عزيز, , is an Arabic male name. The feminine form of both the adjective and the given name is Aziza. ''Aziz'' in Arabic is derived from the root ''ʕ-z-z'' with a meaning of "strong, powerful" and the adjective has acquired its meaning of "dear, darling, precious". It is a

cognate In historical linguistics, cognates or lexical cognates are sets of words in different languages that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymology, etymological ancestor in a proto-language, common parent language. Because language c ...

of Hebrew ''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 Homs, Syria) as clients of the Roman Empire. In ancient Levantine mythology, Azizos or Aziz is the Palmyrene Arab god of the

morning star Morning Star, morning star, or Morningstar may refer to: Astronomy * Morning star, most commonly used as a name for the planet Venus when it appears in the east before sunrise ** See also Venus in culture * Morning star, a name for the star Siri ...

. The Arabian goddess Al-Uzza, 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 Yusuf ( ar, يوسف, ; Arabic synonym of "Joseph") is the 12th chapter (Surah) of the Quran and has 111 Ayahs (verses). It is preceded by sūrah Hud and followed by Ar-Ra’d (The thunder). Regarding the timing and contextual background of ...

, 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." Potiphar ...

, referred to in the Quran as Aziz. It is used in existing Semitic languages such as Arabic, Assyrian Neo Aramaic, Mandic, Hebrew, and also in non-Semitic languages like

Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

, Kurdish, Armenian,

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, Pashtu, Dari,

Kazakh Kazakh, Qazaq or Kazakhstani may refer to: * Someone or something related to Kazakhstan *Kazakhs, an ethnic group *Kazakh language *The Kazakh Khanate * Kazakh cuisine * Qazakh Rayon, Azerbaijan *Qazax, Azerbaijan *Kazakh Uyezd, administrative dis ...

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 Turkmen, Türkmen, Turkoman, or Turkman may refer to: Peoples Historical ethnonym * Turkoman (ethnonym), ethnonym used for the Oghuz Turks during the Middle Ages Ethnic groups * Turkmen in Anatolia and the Levant (Seljuk and Ottoman-Turkish desc ...

, Uzbek, Uyghur,

Balochi Balochi, sometimes spelt in various other ways, may refer to: * Balochi language, a language of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan * an adjective for something related to the Baloch people, an ethnic group of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan * an adjecti ...

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,

Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...

, and Malaysian. ''Aziz'' is a common masculine given name, especially in the Muslim world but it has also continued to be used by non-Muslim peoples in the Middle East, e.g.

Assyrians 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 * Assyrian ...

, and Mandeans.

Given name

Azeez

Azeez Abu Abu Abolaji Azeez (born 31 May 1994) is a Nigerian beach soccer player. He plays as a forward for Nigerian Professional Football League club side Warri Wolves F.C. and for the Nigeria national beach soccer team. Early life Abu Azeez grew up i ...

(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 Ta ...

(born 1997), American football player * Azeez Ojulari (born 2000), American football player *

Azeez Shobowale Shobola Azeez Shobowale Shobola (born 31 January 1992) is a Nigerian footballer who currently plays for Al-Nahda Club (Oman). Football & Club career Azeez began his professional career with Abubakar Bukola Saraki's ABS FC (formerly Bukola Babes) whe ...

(born 1992), Nigerian footballer

Aziz

* Aziz Ansari (born 1983), Indian-American stand-up comedian and actor. *

Aziz Azion Aziz Mukasa, popularly known by his stage name Aziz Azion (pronounced �aziːzá-ʐðɲ), is a Ugandan R&B singer-songwriter and musician. He was born Aziz Mukasa on 27 July 1986 in Fort Portal, Uganda and raised in Kampala where he studied up t ...

(born 1984), Ugandan R&B singer-songwriter. * Aziz Behich (born 1990), Australian footballer. * Aziz Ibrahim (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 1 ...

(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 t ...

(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 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 Aboobucker Mohamed Abdul Azeez ( ta, ஏ. எம். ஏ. அஸீஸ்; 4 October 1911 – 24 November 1973) was a Ceylonese civil servant, educator, social worker and member of the Senate of Ceylon. Early life and family Azeez was born o ...

(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, Tor ...

(born 1994), English footballer *

Dan Azeez Dan Azeez (born 30 August 1989) is a British professional boxer. He is the only British light-heavyweight to capture all British Boxing Board of Control domestic titles. He has held the British title since 2021; the Commonwealth title since 20 ...

(born 1989), British boxer *

Fatima Azeez Titilayo Fatima Azeez (born 31 December 1992) is a Nigerian badminton player. In 2010, she competed at the Badminton at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. In 2011, she won the women's doubles bronze medal at the B ...

(born 1992), Nigerian badminton player * K. P. A. C. Azeez (1934–2003), Indian film actor in Malayalam cinema * Ramon Azeez (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 (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 * Assyrian ...

Iraqi footballer * Gamal Aziz, also known as Gamal Mohammed he Abdelaziz, Egyptian-American businessman * Lisa Aziz (born 1962), British television presenter and journalism *

Michael Aziz Michael John Aziz is an American research scientist and engineer and the Gene and Tracy Sykes Professor of Materials and Energy Technologies at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He is an affiliated faculty mem ...

, American engineer *

Mohamad Aziz Mohamad bin Aziz (29 July 1940 – 24 December 2020) was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Sri Gading constituency in the state of Johor from 1999 to 2013. He sat in Parliament as a member of the United Malays National Organisa ...

, Malaysian politician * Mohammad Aziz, Indian playback singer * Omar Aziz (born 1958), Brazilian politician *

Philip Aziz Philip J.A.F. Aziz (April 15, 1923 – September 13, 2009) was a Canadian artist. He lived in London, Ontario, and was of Lebanese Greek Orthodox Christian descent. He was recognized for his work in the technique of egg tempera-en-gesso panel, ...

(1923–2009), Canadian artist of Lebanese ancestry * Riza Aziz, 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 wh ...

(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 in ...

(born 1938), Pakistani field hockey player * Tariq Aziz (TV personality) (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 r ...

(born 1997), Pakistani Actress

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