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عَزِيزَة
Aziza
a-ZEE-zah
“Dear, precious, beloved.”
About Aziza
Aziza is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "dear, precious, beloved" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ع-ز-ز meaning 'to be mighty, precious, dear'. The feminine form of Aziz: one who is cherished and held in honour. (Al-Aziz, 'the Mighty', is one of the names of God.)
Common across the Maghreb, Egypt, East Africa, and South Asia; Azize in Turkey.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Azizah, Azeeza, 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 Aziza is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Aziza
- What does the name Aziza mean?
- Aziza (عَزِيزَة) means "Dear, precious, beloved". From the Arabic root ع-ز-ز meaning 'to be mighty, precious, dear'. The feminine form of Aziz: one who is cherished and held in honour. (Al-Aziz, 'the Mighty', is one of the names of God.)
- Is Aziza a name from the Qur'an?
- Aziza 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 Aziza a boy or a girl name?
- Aziza is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Aziza come from?
- Aziza is an Arabic name, built on the root letters ʿ-Z-Z. Common across the Maghreb, Egypt, East Africa, and South Asia; Azize in Turkey.
- How is Aziza spelled?
- Aziza is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (عَزِيزَة) is also written Azizah, Azeeza, 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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