Reza

See also: reza, rezá, rēzā, and řezá

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Iranian Persian رِضَا (rezâ), from Classical Persian رِضَا (rizā), borrowed from Arabic رِضَا (riḍā), from رِضًا (riḍan, satisfaction, fulfillment), verbal noun of رَضِيَ (raḍiya, to be pleased; to be satisfied).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɛz.ə/, /ˈɹeɪ.zə/, /ɹeɪˈzɑː/
  • Rhymes: -ɛzə, -ɑː

Proper noun

Reza (plural Rezas)

  1. A male given name from Iranian Persian [in turn from Classical Persian, in turn from Arabic], variant of Riza.
  2. A surname from Iranian Persian [in turn from Classical Persian, in turn from Arabic], variant of Riza.
  • Raza
  • Rezaei / Rezaee / Rezayee / Rezayi / Rezai
  • Riza

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Reza is the 5479th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6349 individuals.

Anagrams

Indonesian

Etymology

From Persian رضا.

Proper noun

Reza

  1. a male given name from Persian

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rěːza/

Proper noun

Réza f (Cyrillic spelling Ре́за)

  1. a female given name

Declension

Further reading

  • Reza”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2026