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عَزِيز
Aziz
a-ZEEZ
“Mighty, precious, dear.”
About Aziz
Aziz is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "mighty, precious, dear" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ع-ز-ز meaning 'to be mighty, precious, dear'. Aziz is both powerful and cherished — the word a parent uses for a dear child. (Al-Aziz, 'the Mighty', is one of the names of God.)
Common across the Arab world, Iran, Turkey, and South Asia; often as part of Abdulaziz.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Azeez, Aziiz, Azize
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Aziz is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Aziz
- What does the name Aziz mean?
- Aziz (عَزِيز) means "Mighty, precious, dear". From the Arabic root ع-ز-ز meaning 'to be mighty, precious, dear'. Aziz is both powerful and cherished — the word a parent uses for a dear child. (Al-Aziz, 'the Mighty', is one of the names of God.)
- Is Aziz a name from the Qur'an?
- Aziz does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Aziz a boy or a girl name?
- Aziz is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Aziz come from?
- Aziz is an Arabic name, built on the root letters ʿ-Z-Z. Common across the Arab world, Iran, Turkey, and South Asia; often as part of Abdulaziz.
- How is Aziz spelled?
- Aziz is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (عَزِيز) is also written Azeez, Aziiz, and Azize. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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