Reza
Reza ([ɾeˈzɒː], also spelled Raza, Reda, Redha, Rida, Ridha [rɪˈdˤɑ], Rizah, Rıza [ɾɯˈzɑ], or Roda; Arabic: رضا, Riḍā) is a male given name used commonly in the Muslim world, it comes from Arabic and it means contentment. It also appears as a surname.
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[edit] Etymology
Rida (Reza) is an Islamic concept rooted in the Qur'an and the practices. This idea of contentment is expressed in two Qur'anic verses which discuss the contentment of Allah with believers and, conversely, of believers with Allah:
Muslims believe that Allah's pleasure with the servant is expressed through his gifts both material and spiritual and the servant's pleasure with Allah is the name of his obedience to Allah's commands and submission to his will. Rida on the part of the human also includes his determination to accept Allah's decree irrespective of whether it is favourable or unfavourable.[citation needed]
Because the Arabic dh sound (comparable to the English th) does not exist in the Persian language, Persian-speakers replace the sound with a z. This pronunciation was also adopted by other languages influenced by Persian, most of all Turkish and Hindustani. In the Maghreb region, the name is spelled Reda, due to the French influence during the colonial times.
[edit] Given name
- Reza Abbasi (1565–1635), a Persian painter and calligrapher
- Reza Abdoh, Iranian-born American director
- Reza Abedini, Iranian designer
- Rida Al Abdullah, Iraqi singer
- Reda Acimi, Algerian footballer
- Reza Ahadi, Iranian footballer
- Reza Afshari, Iranian historian
- Reza Alamouti, Iranian political activist
- Reza Alinejad, Iranian juvenile offender
- Reza Allamehzadeh, Persian-born Dutch film-maker
- Reza Amirkhani, Persian novelist
- Reda El Amrani, Moroccan tennis player
- Reza Davari Ardakani, Iranian philosopher
- Reza Aslan, Iranian-American scholar, author, and journalist
- Reza Badiyi, American film director
- Reza Baraheni, Iranian novelist
- Rıza Tevfik Bölükbaşı, Turkish scientist
- Rıza Çalımbay, Turkish footballer
- Reza Chahkhandagh, Iranian judoka
- Reza Deghati, professionally known as Reza, an Iranian-born photojournalist
- Reza Dehghani, Iranian fashion designer
- Rida Lah Douliazale, Moroccan footballer
- Reza Khelili Dylami, Swedish politician
- Reza Enayati, Iranian footballer
- Reza Fayazi, Iranian film director
- Reza Ghadiri, Iranian-American chemist
- Reza Ghoochannejhad, Iranian-Dutch footballer
- Reza Ghotbi, Iranian politician
- Reza Hassanzadeh, Iranian footballer
- Reza Qolikhan Hedayat, Persian writer
- Reza Hosseini, Iranian humanitarian
- Reza Iravani, Iranian academic
- Reza Jabbari, Iranian footballer
- Reza Shafiei Jam, Iranian actor
- Reza Khaleghifar, Iranian footballer
- Reza Khan, Afghan Islamist
- Reza Kianian, Iranian actor
- Reza Shah-Kazemi, British author
- Reza Malekzadeh, Iranian physician
- Reza Mansouri, Iranian physicist
- Rizah Mešković, Bosnian footballer
- Reza Moridi, Canadian politician
- Redha al-Najar, Tunisian prisoner
- Reza Naji, Iranian actor
- Reza Niknazar, Iranian footballer
- Reza Feiz Noroozi, Iranian actor
- Rıza Nur, Turkish politician
- Reza Ostadi, Iranian politician
- Reza Pahlavi, last crown prince of the former Imperial State of Iran
- Reza Parsa, Swedish film director
- Rida al-Rikabi, Syrian politician
- Reza Olfati-Saber, Iranian roboticist
- Reza Sadeghi, Iranian pop singer
- Reza Sahebi, Iranian footballer
- Rida Said, Syrian physician
- Reza Samani, Iranian musician
- Reza Soukhteh Saraei, Iranian wrestler
- Rıza Şen, Turkish footballer
- Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran
- Reza Shahroudi, Iranian footballer
- Reza Talabeh, Iranian footballer
- Reza Torabian, Iranian footballer
- Reza Taslimi, Iranian intelligence officer
- Redha Tukar, Saudi Arabian footballer
- Reza Vatankhah, Iranian footballer
- Reza Vohdani, Iranian musician
- Reda El-Weshi, Egyptian footballer
- Reza Yazdani, Iranian wrestler
- Reza Zanjani, Iranian politician
- Reza Zarei, Iranian military commander
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[edit] Derived names
[edit] Ali Reza
- People with the given name, after Ali Reza (765-818), Imam, more commonly known as Ali ar-Ridha
[edit] Mohammad Reza
- Mohammad Reza Adelkhani
- Mohammad-Reza Aref
- Mohammad Reza Bateni
- Mohammad Reza Bahonar
- Mohammad Reza Eskandari
- Mohammad-Reza Foroutan
- Mohammad Reza Golzar
- Mohammad Reza Golpaygani
- Mohammad Reza Hedayati
- Mohammad Reza Hafeznia
- Mohammad Reza Honarmand
- Mohammad Reza Heidarian
- Mohammad Reza Jozi
- Mohammad Reza Khalatbari
- Mohammad-Reza Shafiei-Kadkani
- Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
- Mohammad-Reza Lotfi
- Mohammad Reza Mamani
- Mohammad Reza Mahdavi
- Mohammad Reza Mahdavi
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (October 26, 1919 – July 27, 1980), the second Shah of the Pahlavi Dynasty and the last Shah of Iran
- Mohammad Reza Roudaki
- Mohammad Reza Rahimi
- Mohammad Reza Saket
- Mohammad-Reza Shajarian
- Mohamad Reza Sharifinia
- Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar
- Mohammad Reza Tavassoli
- Mohammad Reza Modarresi-Yazdi
- Mohammad-Reza Zahedi
- Mohammad Reza Zarrindast
[edit] Surname
- Ahmed Rıza, Turkish academic
- Farhad Reza (born 1986), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Fazlollah Reza (born 1915), an Iranian university professor
- Ghaleb Rida, Lebanese basketball player
- Hadem Rida, Palestinian politician
- Lilia Merodio Reza (born 1978), Mexican politician
- Liudvikas Rėza (1776–1840), Prussian-Lithuanian author a.k.a. Ludwig Rhesa
- Maruf Reza (fl. 2000s), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Ömer Rıza, English footballer
- Rashid Rida, Syrian scholar
- Yasmina Reza (born 1959), an Iranian-French playwright
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[edit] Fictional characters
- Reza, character in Gol & Gincu television series
- Reza Temiz, character in Dreamfall: The Longest Journey game
