Reza ( fa, رضا, translit=Rezâ) is the

Iranian Persian Iranian Persian, Western Persian or Western Farsi, natively simply known as Persian (, ), refers to the varieties of the modern Persian language spoken in Iran and by minorities in neighboring countries, as well as by Iranian communities throu ...

version of the

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

name

Rida Rida ( ar, رضا, ''Riḍā'') is an Arabic name, "''riḍā''" literally means 'Veil '. In religious context, this term is interpreted as ''satisfaction'' or "''perfect contentment'' with God's will or decree". It is neutral Arabic name, given ...

, which literally means "the fact of being pleased or contented; contentment, approval". It is one of the most widely used names in

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 Turkmeni ...

. According to Annemarie Schimmel, "riḍā is closely related to

shukr Shukr ( ar, شكر) is an Arabic term denoting thankfulness, gratitude or acknowledgment by humans, being a highly esteemed virtue in Islam. The term may also be used if the subject is God, in which case it takes the meaning of "divine responsivene ...

"; "shukr" is an Arabic term denoting thankfulness and gratitude. In

Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...

rida Rida ( ar, رضا, ''Riḍā'') is an Arabic name, "''riḍā''" literally means 'Veil '. In religious context, this term is interpreted as ''satisfaction'' or "''perfect contentment'' with God's will or decree". It is neutral Arabic name, given ...

is interpreted as ''satisfaction'' or "''perfect contentment'' with God's will or decree".

Given name

Religion

* Ali Reza, the Iranian Persian name for Ali al-Rida, eighth

Twelver Shi'a Twelver Shīʿīsm ( ar, ٱثْنَا عَشَرِيَّة; '), also known as Imāmīyyah ( ar, إِمَامِيَّة), is the largest branch of Shīʿa Islam, comprising about 85 percent of all Shīʿa Muslims. The term ''Twelver'' refers t ...

Imam

Academics

Reza Afshari Reza Afshari is professor of history at Pace University. He received his Ph.D. at Temple University. His studies center on human rights in Iran, Islamic politics, and Islamic cultural relativism in particular. Representative Publications * “On Hi ...

, 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 M. Reza Ghadiri is an Iranian-American chemist who studies nanoscale science and technology. Ghadiri holds a Ph.D. degree in chemistry (1987) from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is currently a Professor of chemistry at The Scripps Res ...

, Iranian-American chemist *

Reza Iravani Mohammad Reza Iravani (in Persian: رضا ایروانی) is a professor in the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto. He holds the L. Lau Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering in ...

, Iranian academic *

Reza Malekzadeh Reza Malekzadeh ( fa, رضا ملک‌زاده; born 1952 in Kazerun, Fars province, Iran) is an Iranian medical scientist and gastroenterologist. Career Malekzadeh studied medicine at Shiraz University. He continued his studies to become special ...

, Iranian physician *

Reza Mansouri Reza Mansouri ( fa, رضا منصوری, born 1948) is an Iranian physicist and a retired professor of physics at Sharif University of Technology. Biography Reza Mansouri received his Ph.D. in 1972 from the University of Vienna under the super ...

, Iranian physicist *

Reza Olfati-Saber Reza Olfati-Saber is an Iranian roboticist and Assistant Professor of Engineering at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College. Olfati-Saber is an internationally renowned expert in the control and coordination of multi-robot formation ...

, Iranian roboticist *

Reza Aslan Reza Aslan ( fa, رضا اصلان, ; born May 3, 1972) is an Iranian-American scholar of sociology of religion, writer, and television host. A convert to evangelical Christianity from Shia Islam as a youth, Aslan eventually reverted to Islam b ...

, Iranian-American scholar, author, and journalist *

Reza Moridi Reza Moridi ( fa, رضا مریدی; born ) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2007 to 2018 who represented the riding of Richmond Hill. He served as a cabinet ministe ...

, Canadian politician *

Reza Negarestani Reza Negarestani (born 1977) is an Iranian philosopher and writer, known for "pioneering the genre of 'theory-fiction' with his book" ''Cyclonopedia'' which was published in 2008. It was listed in Artforum as one of the best books of 2009. Negare ...

, Iranian-American Philosopher *

Reza Zadeh Reza Zadeh is an American-Canadian-Iranian computer scientist and technology executive working on machine learning. He is adjunct professor at Stanford University and CEO of Matroid. He has served on the technical advisory boards of Databricks and ...

, American-Canadian-Iranian Computer Scientist

Arts

* Reza Abbasi (1565–1635), a Persian painter *

Reza Abdoh 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 content ...

, Iranian-born American director *

Reza Abedini Reza Abedini ( fa, رضا عابدینی , born 1967 in Tehran) is an Iranian graphic designer and a professor. His works keep a modern theme as he blends traditional Islamic patterns, calligraphy and culture. He combines simple illustrations w ...

, Iranian designer *

Reza Allamehzadeh Reza Allamehzadeh ( fa, رضا علامه‌زاده) is an Iranian-born Dutch filmmaker, film critic and writer who lives in the Netherlands. He is primarily known for his films about refugees, such as ''The Guests of Hotel Astoria'' (1988), and ...

, 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 Reza Sayed Badiyi (also known as Reza Badiei; Persian: رضا بدیعی; April 17, 1930 – August 20, 2011) was an Iranian-born American film and television director. His credits also include developing the opening montages for '' Mission ...

, 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, 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 Reza Kianian ( fa, رضا کیانیان , born June 19, 1951 in Tehran) is an Iranian actor. He has received various accolades, including two Crystal Simorgh, a Hafez Awards, Hafez Award and two Iran Cinema Celebration Awards. Early life Kian ...

, Iranian actor *

Reza Naji Reza Naji is an Iranian actor and an iconic figure of Iranian cinema. Naji started his career in theater when he was a teenager. While serving in the Iranian army, he continued to perform in different roles. His first role in a film goes back to ...

, 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, 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 Reza Samani (born 1977) is an Iranian musician. Biography Samani was born in Chahar Mahal, Bakhtiari, Iran. Samani immigrated to Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is t ...

, Iranian musician *

Reza Shafiei Jam Ahmad-Reza Shafiei-Jam ( fa, احمدرضا شفیعی‌جم, born July 1, 1971) is an Iranian actor . He is famous for his roles in comedy TV series and films. Filmography Cinema * ''Mard-e avazi (The Changed Man)'' * ''Ertefa-e past (Low ...

, 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 singer, musician, composer and actor. He is an Iranian pop-rock musician and has released twelve official albums and numerous singles. His main instr ...

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 who claimed to be the

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

and

twelfth imam Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Mahdī ( ar, محمد بن الحسن المهدي) is believed by the Twelver Shia to be the last of the Twelve Imams and the eschatological Mahdi, who will emerge in the end of time to establish peace and justic ...

, 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 Southea ...

and

Kachari Kingdom The Dimasa Kingdom (also Kachari kingdom) was a late medieval/early modern kingdom in Assam, Northeast India ruled by Dimasa kings. The Dimasa kingdom and others (Kamata, Chutiya) that developed in the wake of the Kamarupa kingdom were examp ...

. *

Reza Alinejad Reza Alinejad ( fa, رضا علی نژاد) (born September 21, 1985) is an Iranian man who, at the age of 17, was accused of killing another man in self defence and sentenced to death by hanging. Background information In December 2002, while ...

, Iranian juvenile offender *

Reza Khan , , spouse = Maryam Savadkoohi Tadj ol-Molouk Ayromlu (queen consort)Turan AmirsoleimaniEsmat Dowlatshahi , issue = Princess Hamdamsaltaneh Princess ShamsMohammad Reza Shah Princess Ashraf Prince Ali Reza Prince Gholam Reza Prin ...

, Afghan Islamist *

Reza Zarrab Reza Zarrab ( fa, رضا ضراب, tr, Rıza Sarraf; born 12 September 1983) is an Iranian-born businessman based in Turkey. He has Iranian, Azerbaijani, Turkish and North Macedonian citizenship. In March 2016, he was arrested in the United Sta ...

, Iranian businessman

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 Enrique Ochoa, Mexican Politician *

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 Reza Hosseini ( fa, رضا حسینی‎; 8 May 1960 – 19 August 2003) was a relief worker who was killed in the Canal Hotel bombing in Iraq. His colleagues valued him for his 'joie de vivre' and great operational skill: “He had an air of c ...

, Iranian humanitarian * Reza Khelili Dylami, Swedish politician *

, 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 Pahlavi, Shah of Iran * Reza Zanjani, Iranian politician *

Reza Zarei Reza Zarei is a former chief of Tehran Police in charge of the Guidance Patrol for Islamic values. In March 2008, Zarei was found with six naked women in a house of prostitution in Tehran. Zarei was himself in charge of the so-called "Public secu ...

, Iranian military commander

Sports

Reza Ahadi Reza Ahadi ( fa, رضا احدی, November 30, 1962 – January 17, 2016) was an Iranian footballer who played as a midfielder for the Iran national football team, Iran national team and Tehran's Esteghlal F.C., Esteghlal. He died following an in ...

, Iranian footballer *

Reza Chahkhandagh Reza Chahkhandagh ( fa, رضا چاه خندق , born July 29, 1982) is an Iranian judoka. Participating at the 2004 Olympic Games, he was stopped in the repechage round of 16 by Adil Belgaid of Morocco. He finished in joint fifth place ...

, 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 Reza Ghoochannejhad Nournia ( fa, رضا قوچان‌نژاد نورنیا; born 20 September 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is also known as Gucci in Belgium and Netherlands. Having played for the Netherl ...

, Iranian-Dutch footballer * Reza Hassanzadeh (disambiguation), multiple Iranian footballers *

Reza Jabbari Reza Jabbari ( fa, رضا جباری, born August 28, 1977, in Tehran) is a retired Iranian footballer. In 2000, he joined Persepolis with his teammate and friend in Bahman, Hassan Khanmohammadi. Club career Club career statistics Honours ; ...

, Iranian footballer *

Reza Khaleghifar Reza Khaleghifar ( fa, رضا خالقی‌فر) is an Iranian football player who is playing for Sanat Naft Abadan in the Persian Gulf Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e F ...

, Iranian footballer * Reza Niknazar, 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 Mohammad-Reza Soukhtehsaraei ( fa, محمدرضا سوخته‌سرايى; born 31 January 1950) is a retired Iranian super-heavyweight wrestler who competed in freestyle and Greco-Roman styles. He was a three-time flag bearer and gold medalis ...

, Iranian wrestler *

Reza Shahroudi Reza Shahroudi ( fa, رضا شاهرودی, born February 21, 1972) is a retired Iranian football player. He played mostly for Persepolis. Shahroudi made 40 appearances for the Iran national football team and participated at 1998 FIFA World Cu ...

, Iranian footballer *

Reza Talabeh Seyed Reza Talabeh Yazdi ( fa, رضا طلبه یزدی, born March 8, 1989, in Yazd) is an Iranian football defender who currently plays for Malavan F.C. in the Iran Pro League The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج ف� ...

, Iranian footballer *

Reza Torabian Reza Torabian ( fa, رضا ترابیان; born 28 June 1971 in ) is a retired Iranian footballer and coach who was most recently the assistant manager at Persepolis , native_name_lang = , alternate_name = , image = Gate of All ...

, Iranian footballer *

Reza Vatankhah Reza Vatankhah ( fa, رضا وطنخواه) (born February 9, 1947 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian retired football player. He played for Persepolis F.C. as a Midfielder#Winger, left winger, and is now a manager. His elder brother Büyük Vatankhah ...

, Iranian footballer *

Reza Yazdani Reza Yazdani ( fa, رضا یزدانی, born August 25, 1984 in Juybar, Iran) nicknamed The Leopard of Juybar, is an Iranian wrestler and two time World Champion, who won Gold in the 2011 World Wrestling Championships and 2013 World Wrestlin ...

, Iranian wrestler

Derived names

Given names

Abu Reza

* Abu Reza Fazlul Haque Bablu, Bangladeshi politician *

Abu Reza Muhammad Nezamuddin Abu Reza Muhammad Nezamuddin ( bn, আবু রেজা মুহাম্মদ নেজামউদ্দিন) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the incumbent Member of Parliament from Chittagong-15. Early life Nezamuddin was b ...

(born 1968), Bangladeshi scholar and politician

Abdolreza

* People with the theophoric given name.

Ali Reza

* People with the given name, after Ali Reza (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 ...

Surnames

* Rezaei

Surname

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

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 *

Kévin Reza Kévin Reza (born 18 May 1988) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI ProTeam . He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España. Early life Reza was born in May 1988 on the outskirts of Paris. His ...

(born 1988), French professional road bicycle racer * Liudvikas Rėza (1776–1840), Prussian-Lithuanian author a.k.a.

Ludwig Rhesa Martin Ludwig Jedemin Rhesa ( lt, Martynas Liudvikas Gediminas Rėza; 9 January 1776 – 30 August 1840) was a Lutheran pastor and a professor at the University of Königsberg in East Prussia. He is best remembered as publisher of Lithuanian text ...

* (born 1965), Iranian-French writer of '' The Gardens of Consolation'' * 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 Lilia Guadalupe Merodio Reza ( Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, September 19, 1978) is a Mexican politician, currently serving in the Senate and representing the state of Chihuahua. Life Merodio studied business administration at the Universidad Au ...

(born 1978), Mexican politician {{surname, Reza

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) ''Hitman'' is a 2016 stealth video game that was developed by IO Interactive and was released episodically for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One from March to October 2016. The game, which has six episodes, is the sixth mainline ...

References

External links

Reza – Origin and Meaning of the name Reza at BabyNames.com
Iranian masculine given names