Aziz (name)
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Aziz, originally a Syriac word and name, is also an Arabic name, and spans other areas such as Russia. Aziz may be translated into English as 'darling', 'dear one', or 'mighty one'. al-Aziz is one of 99 names of God in the Islamic religion.
Aziz is a common name for people ranging from Assyrians to Kurds, and there are many famous people who went by the name Aziz, such as Aziz Karl, a ruthless warrior in the 2nd century. The name Aziz is close in sound to the Hebrew name Isaac, but the two names are not of the same origin: Isaac comes from Hebrew Yitskhak, "he shall laugh," whereas Aziz is a cognate of Hebrew oz -"might," "strength," "power." It is also said that it derived from Arabic 'azza' meaning "to be powerful" or "to be cherished". Although now a rare name, Aziz is found over a vast geographical territory, spanning from Mediterranean areas to Europe and Asia, including Russia, Armenia, and others (such as New Zealand).
In the case of the Pakistani prime minister, he took his Father's name, which was Aziz.
The name Aziz is also frequently used as a surname, for example, Tariq Aziz.
Sometimes in English the name is spelled "Azzyz". The pre-fix "abdul" is also used often before the name Aziz, this is especially prevalent in Arab countries. Abdulaziz came from two words "Abd-" (which means slave of) and "al-Aziz" (Allah).
In London Ontario Canada, a localized version of the pronunciation is to say it "Ayzuz" while the original spelling is maintained. Uppon arrival from Lebanon to this area in the early 20th century, the pronunciation was adopted as a means of blending in with the local culture. This pronunciation is unique to this area and has been made famous worldwide by local artist Philip Aziz.
[edit] People
- Philip Aziz - world famous artist from London, Ontario, Canada
- Aziz (movie character) - an Egyptian boy who appears in the The Fifth Element
- Aziz Ibrahim - a former Stone Roses guitarist
- Aziz Ansari - American stand-up comedian
- Aziz Mian - Pakistani singer
- Shaukat Aziz - Pakistani Prime minister
- Tariq Aziz - Iraqi minister during the ruling of Saddam Hussein
- MA Aziz - Controversial Chief Election commissioner of Bangladesh
- Md. Abdul Aziz - Campus Life Representative at the International Institute of Information Technology
- Aziz Al-Sarabi is a triplet, 13 year old certified child genius living in Southern California.
- Dr. Aziz - protagonist in E.M.Forster's novel A Passage to India
- Shafiqullah Aziz - is a marxist-socialist revolutionary living in Toronto
