Rida (name)

Rida (, also transcribed as Ridha, Reda, Redha or Roda) is an Arabic name which literally means "the fact of being pleased or contented; contentment, approval". In the Arab world, the name is neutral and not one used only by a particular sect, and is used widely by Arab Christians and Arab Druze. According to Annemarie Schimmel, "riḍā is closely related to shukr"; "shukr" is an Arabic term denoting thankfulness and gratitude.

The Iranian Persian version of this name is Reza, the Turkish one is Rıza, the Azerbaijani one is Rza and the Urdu one is Raza.

People
 Ali al-Rida, eighth Twelver Shi'a Imam

Rida, Ridha, Reda, Redha, Roda
 Rida Al Abdullah, Iraqi singer
 Rida Lah Douliazale, Moroccan footballer
 Rida al-Rikabi, Syrian politician
 Rida Said, Syrian physician
 Rida Zouhir, Canadian soccer player
 Ridha Behi, Tunisian director and producer
 Ridha Belhaj (politician), Tunisian politician
 Ridha Belkadi, Tunisian chess player
 Ridha Grira, Tunisian politician
 Ridha Jalil, Iraqi footballer
 Ridha Jlassi, Tunisian football supporter
 Ridha Saidi, Tunisian politician
 Reda Aadel, Moroccan cyclist
 Reda Abdel Aal, Egyptian football player and coach 
 Réda Abdenouz, Algerian athlete
 Reda Acimi, Algerian football player
 Reda Agourram, Moroccan born-Canadian football player
 Reda El Amrani, Moroccan tennis player
 Reda El Azab, Egyptian football player
 Réda Babouche, Algerian football player
 Reda El-Batoty, Egyptian weightlifter
 Reda Bellahcene, French football player
 Reda Benbaziz, Algerian boxer
 Reda Benchehima, Algerian fence
 Réda Benzine, Algerian athlete
 Reda Boultam, Dutch football player
 Reda Benhadj Djillali, Algerian football player
 Reda Doumaz, Algerian musical artist
 Reda Ereyahi, Moroccan football player
 Reda Haikal, Egyptian volleyball player
 Reda Hajhouj, Moroccan football player
 Reda Hegazy, Egyptian politician
 Reda Helal, Egyptian journalist
 Reda Jaadi, Belgium-born Moroccan football player
 Reda Kateb,  French actor
 Reda Khadra, German football player
 Reda Kharchouch, Dutch football player
 Reda Mansour, Israeli historian and diplomat
 Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed, Egyptian Air Force officer
 Reda Rhalimi, Moroccan basketball player
 Réda Sayah, Algerian football player
 Reda Seyam, German-Egyptian militant
 Reda Shehata, Egyptian football player
 Reda Slim, Moroccan football player
 Reda Al Tawarghi, Libyan football player
 Reda Wardi, French rugby union player
 Reda El-Weshi, Egyptian football player
 Reda Yadi, Algerian swimmer
 Reda Zeguili, Algerian handball coach
 Redha al-Najar, Tunisian prisoner
 Redha Malek, Algerian Former Prime Minister
 Redha Tukar, Saudi Arabian footballer
 Roda Antar, Lebanese footballer

Reza (Iranian Persian)

Rıza (Turkish)
 Rıza Çalımbay, Turkish footballer
 Rıza Doğan
 Rıza Maksut İşman
 Rıza Kayaalp (born 1989), Turkish wrestler
 Rıza Kocaoğlu
 Rıza Nur, Turkish politician
 Rıza Şen, Turkish footballer
 Rıza Tevfik Bölükbaşı
 Rıza Türmen (born 1941), Turkish judge and politician
 Rıza Yıldırım (born 1987), Turkish wrestler

Rza (Azerbaijani)
 Rza Tahmasib
 Rza Valibeyov

Raza (Urdu)
 Raza Saqib Mustafai
 Ahmed Raza Khan

Surname
 Ghaleb Rida, Lebanese basketball player
 Hadem Rida, Palestinian politician
 Rashid Rida, Syrian scholar

References

Arabic-language masculine given names
Arabic-language surnames