# Aziz

Aziz (Arabic: عزيز, romanized: ʿAzīz; Hebrew: עָזִז, romanized: ʿAzīz; Akkadian: 𒀀𒍣𒍪, romanized: ʿEzīzū) is a Semitic name from the root two-zayin. In the Hebrew Bible, the root two-zayin (ז-ז‎) means 'reputable, powerful, sublime'. In the 1 Chronicles, Aziz was the son of Shema and the father of Bela. Azizus (Latinised), attested as an Arabian king who ruled Sampsigeramids of the Roman Empire.
In ancient Levantine mythology, Azizos is a god of the morning star of Aramaic and Arab origin from Palmyra. The Arabian goddess Al-Uzza, related to the planet Venus, is named from the same root. Al-ʿAzīz is one of the names of God in Islam. ʿAzīz without al- is used as a royal title borne by the high nobles of Ancient Egypt.
It is used in existing Semitic languages (Arabic, Hebrew, neo-Aramaic, Mandaic, Maltese) and has also spread to non-Semitic language families like Berber languages, Caucasus languages, Iranian languages, and Turkic languages. Aziz is a common masculine given name, especially in the Muslim world, but it has also continued to be used by non-Muslim peoples in the Middle East, like Jews, Assyrians, Armenians, etc.

## Given name
### Azeez

* Azeez Abu (born 1994), Nigerian beach soccer player
* Azeez Al-Shaair (born 1997), American football player
* Azeez Ojulari (born 2000), American football player
* Azeez Shobowale Shobola (born 1992), Nigerian footballer

### Aziz

* Aziz Ansari (born 1983), Indian-American stand-up comedian and actor.
* Aziz Atakhodjaev (born 1986), Uzbekistani para-cyclist
* Aziz Azion (born 1984), Ugandan R&B singer-songwriter.
* Aziz Behich (born 1990), Australian footballer.
* Aziz Ibrahim (born 1964), British guitarist.
* Aziz Mian (1942–2000), Pakistani singer.
* Aziz Nesin (1915–1995), Turkish humorist and author.
* Aziz Sancar (born 1946), Turkish scientist and 2015 Nobel laureate in Chemistry.
* Aziz Shavershian (1989–2011), Russian-Australian bodybuilder and Internet personality of Kurdish descent.
* Aziz Yıldırım (born 1952), Turkish businessman.

## Surname
### Azeez

* A. M. A. Azeez (1911–1973), Ceylonese civil servant, educator, social worker
* Ade Azeez (born 1994), English footballer
* Dan Azeez (born 1989), British boxer
* Fatima Azeez (born 1992), Nigerian badminton player
* K. P. A. C. Azeez (1934–2003), Indian film actor in Malayalam cinema
* Ramon Azeez (born 1992), Nigerian footballer

### Aziz

* Aaron Aziz (born 1976), Singaporean actor
* Arif Aziz (born 1943), Azerbaijan artist and educator
* Douglas Aziz (born 1942), Assyrian Iraqi footballer
* Fatima Aziz (1973–2021), Afghan physician and politician
* Gamal Aziz, also known as Gamal Mohammed he Abdelaziz, Egyptian-American businessman
* Iqra Aziz (born 1997), Pakistani Television Actress
* Kamran Aziz (1922–2017), Cypriot musician, composer and pharmacist
* Lisa Aziz (born 1962), British television presenter and journalism
* Michael Aziz, American engineer
* Mohamad Aziz, Malaysian politician
* Mohammad Aziz, Indian playback singer
* Omar Aziz (born 1958), Brazilian politician
* Philip Aziz (1923–2009), Canadian artist of Lebanese ancestry
* Riza Aziz, Malaysian producer
* Sartaj Aziz (1929–2024), Pakistani economist and strategist
* Shaukat Aziz (born 1949), Pakistani Prime Minister
* Tariq Aziz (born Mikhail Yuhanna) (1936–2015), ethnic Assyrian former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister under Saddam Hussein
* Tariq Aziz (field hockey, born 1938) (born 1938), Pakistani field hockey player
* Tariq Aziz (TV personality) (1936–2020), Pakistani TV personality
* Tipu Aziz (born 1956), Professor of neurosurgery at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford University