Pronunciation | [ɑˈɾɑz] |
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Gender | Unisex |
Language(s) | Turkish |
Origin | |
Meaning | Happiness |
Araz is a unisex given name and a surname. It was one of the surnames which was suggested by the Turkish Language Research Institution (Turkish: Türk Dili Araştırma Kurumu), precursor of the Turkish Language Association, after the Turkish language reform in 1932.[1] In Turkish, it means "happiness".
Given name
Male
- Araz Abdullayev (born 1992), Azerbaijani football player
- Araz Alizadeh (1951–2022), Azerbaijani politician
- Araz Azimov (born 1962), Azerbaijani diplomat
- Araz Budagov (1938–2021), Azerbaijani physician
- Araz Musayev (born 1977), Azerbaijani Muay Thai kickboxer
- Araz Selimov (1960–1992), Azerbaijani military officer and farmer
Female
- Araz Artinian, Canadian filmmaker of Armenian origin
- Araz Dare (born 1975), Iranian Armenian musical artist
Surname
- Mammad Araz (1933–2004), Azerbaijani poet
- Musa Araz (born 1994), Swiss football player
- Nezihe Araz (1920–2009), Turkish writer and journalist
- Süleyman Araz (born 1995), Turkish archer
See also
- Araz (disambiguation)
- Aras (name), list of people with a similar name
References
- ^ Mehmet Şah Özcan; İsmet Üzen (2019). "Atatürk Döneminde Soyadı Kanunu'nun Çankırı'daki Yansıması". Çankırı Karatekin Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi (in Turkish). 10 (3): 138.