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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 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, Eighth Shia Ithna Ashari Imam.
* Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan

Academics

* Reza Afshari, Iranian historian
* Reza Davari Ardakani, 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, Persian novelist
* Reza Badiyi, American film director
* Reza Baraheni, Iranian novelist
* Reza Borchardt, American magician
* Reza Deghati, professionally known as Reza, an Iranian-born photojournalist
* Reza Fayazi, Iranian film director
* Reza Feiz Noroozi, Iranian actor
* Reza Kianian, Iranian actor
* Reza Naji, Iranian actor
* Reza Parsa, Swedish film director
* Reza Qolikhan Hedayat, Persian writer
* Reza Rahadian, Reza Rahadian Matulessy (born 1987), Indonesian actor
* Reza Sadeghi, Iranian pop singer
* Reza Samani, Iranian musician
* Reza Shafiei Jam, Iranian actor
* Reza Shah-Kazemi, British author
* Reza Vohdani, Iranian musician
* Reza Yazdani (singer)
* Rida Al Abdullah, Iraqi singer
* Raza Murad, Indian actor

Criminals

* Agha Muhammad Reza, Agha Muhammad Reza Baig - Iranian peoples, Iranian Shia Muslim who claimed to be the Mahdi and twelfth imam, engaged in battles against the East India Company and Kachari Kingdom.
* Redha al-Najar, Tunisian prisoner
* Reza Alinejad, Iranian juvenile offender
* Reza Khan (Taliban), Reza Khan, Afghan Islamist
* Reza Zarrab, Iranian businessman
* Riza Aziz, Malaysian film producer

Politics

* Abidur Reza Chowdhury (1872–1961), Bengali politician and educationist
* Reza Fallah (1909-1982), Iranian businessman and political advisor
* Reza Ghotbi, Iranian politician
* Reza Hosseini, Iranian humanitarian
* Reza Khelili Dylami, Swedish politician
* Redha Malek, Algerian Former Prime Minister
* Reza Moridi, Canadian politician
* Reza Ostadi, Iranian politician
* Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, last crown prince of the former Imperial State of Iran
* Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran
* Reza Zanjani, Iranian politician
* Reza Zarei, Iranian military commander
* Rida al-Rikabi, Syrian politician
* Rıza Nur, Turkish politician
* Rıza Türmen (born 1941), Turkish judge and politician

Sports

* Reza Ahadi, Iranian footballer
* Reza Chahkhandagh, Iranian judoka
* Reza Enayati, Iranian footballer
* Reza Ghoochannejhad, Iranian-Dutch footballer
* Reza Hassanzadeh (disambiguation), multiple Iranian footballers
* Reza Jabbari, Iranian footballer
* Reza Khaleghifar, Iranian footballer
* Reza Niknazar, Iranian footballer
* Reza Sahebi, 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 (wrestler), 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, Bosnian footballer
* Rıza Şen, Turkish footballer
* Redha Tukar, Saudi Arabian footballer
* Rıza Yıldırım (born 1987), Turkish wrestler

Derived names

Abdol Reza

* People with the theophoric given name.

Ali Reza

* People with the given name, after Ali ar-Ridha, 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 Pahlavi, Mohammad Reza (1919–1980), the last Shah of Iran.

Surname

* Afgansyah Reza (born 1989), Indonesian singer, songwriter, and actor
* Ahmed Rıza ((1858–1930), Ottoman Turkish politician
* Fahmi Reza, Malaysian political graphic designer, street artist and documentary film maker
* Farhad Reza (born 1986), Bangladeshi cricketer
* Fazlollah Reza (1915–2019), Iranian academic
* Flo Rida, 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, Syrian scholar
* Syed Salim Raza, British Pakistani banker
* Yasmina Reza (born 1959), Iranian-French playwright

Spanish surname

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

Fictional characters

* Reza, Gol & Gincu The Series#Plot, character in ''Gol & Gincu'' television series
* Reza Temiz, character in ''Dreamfall: The Longest Journey#Summary, Dreamfall: The Longest Journey'' game
* Reza, a pyromancer in the mobile MOBA game ''Vainglory (video game), Vainglory''
* 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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Arabic-language surnames
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Pakistani masculine given names
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Turkish masculine given names