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فَائِز
Faiz
FAA-iz
“Victorious, successful.”
About Faiz
Faiz is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "victorious, successful" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ف-و-ز meaning 'to win, to succeed'. The active participle: one who attains success. The masculine counterpart of Faiza; Fayez is the Levantine and Gulf pronunciation.
Common across the Arab world (Fayez) and South Asia (Faiz).
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Fayez, Fayiz, Faez, Faaiz
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 Faiz is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Faiz before.
- Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911–1984), Pakistani Urdu poet
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Faiz
- What does the name Faiz mean?
- Faiz (فَائِز) means "Victorious, successful". From the Arabic root ف-و-ز meaning 'to win, to succeed'. The active participle: one who attains success. The masculine counterpart of Faiza; Fayez is the Levantine and Gulf pronunciation.
- Is Faiz a name from the Qur'an?
- Faiz 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 Faiz a boy or a girl name?
- Faiz is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Faiz come from?
- Faiz is an Arabic name, built on the root letters F-W-Z. Common across the Arab world (Fayez) and South Asia (Faiz).
- How is Faiz spelled?
- Faiz is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (فَائِز) is also written Fayez, Fayiz, Faez, and Faaiz. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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