أَيَاز

About Ayaz

Ayaz is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "frost; a clear, cold night" — a Turkish-Persian name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

Turkish and Persian: ayaz is frost, or the clear cold of a winter night. Borne by Ayaz, the celebrated companion of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni.

Popular in Turkey, Pakistan, and Central Asia.

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What does the name Ayaz mean?

Ayaz (أَيَاز) means "Frost; a clear, cold night". Turkish and Persian: ayaz is frost, or the clear cold of a winter night. Borne by Ayaz, the celebrated companion of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni.

Is Ayaz a name from the Qur'an?

Ayaz does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Turkish-Persian name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.

Is Ayaz a boy or a girl name?

Ayaz is traditionally a boy's name.

Where does the name Ayaz come from?

Ayaz is a Turkish-Persian name, built on the root letters —. Popular in Turkey, Pakistan, and Central Asia.

How is Ayaz spelled?

Ayaz is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (أَيَاز) is also written Ayaaz and Ayas. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.

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