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Reza ([ɾeˈzɒː], also spelled Raza, Reda, Redha, Rida, Ridha [rɪˈdˤɑ], Rizah, Rıza [ɾɯˈzɑ], Ridho, Ridlo or Roda; Arabic: رضا, Riḍā) is a male given name used commonly in the Muslim world, mainly between Persian-speakers. It comes from Arabic and means contentment. It also appears as a surname.
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:
Allah was well pleased with the believers... ()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.
Because the Arabic dh sound (comparable to the English th) does not exist in the Persian language, Persian-speakers replace the sound with a . 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.
Given name
Reda Acimi, Algerian footballerReda El Amrani, Moroccan tennis playerReda El-Weshi, Egyptian footballerRedha al-Najar, Tunisian prisonerRedha Tukar, Saudi Arabian footballerReza Abbasi (1565–1635), a Persian painter and calligrapherReza Abdoh, Iranian-born American directorReza Abedini, Iranian designerReza Ahadi, Iranian footballerReza Afshari, Iranian historianReza Alamouti, Iranian political activistReza Alinejad, Iranian juvenile offenderReza Allamehzadeh, Persian-born Dutch film-makerReza Amirkhani, Persian novelistReza Davari Ardakani, Iranian philosopherReza Aslan, Iranian-American scholar, author, and journalistReza Badiyi, American film directorReza Baraheni, Iranian novelistReza Chahkhandagh, Iranian judokaReza Deghati, professionally known as Reza, an Iranian-born photojournalistReza Dehghani, Iranian fashion designerReza Khelili Dylami, Swedish politicianReza Enayati, Iranian footballerReza Fayazi, Iranian film directorReza Ghadiri, Iranian-American chemistReza Ghoochannejhad, Iranian-Dutch footballerReza Ghotbi, Iranian politicianReza Hassanzadeh, Iranian footballerReza Qolikhan Hedayat, Persian writerReza Hosseini, Iranian humanitarianReza Iravani, Iranian academicReza Jabbari, Iranian footballerReza Shafiei Jam, Iranian actorReza Khaleghifar, Iranian footballerReza Khan, Afghan IslamistReza Kianian, Iranian actorReza Shah-Kazemi, British authorReza Malekzadeh, Iranian physicianReza Mansouri, Iranian physicistReza Moridi, Canadian politicianReza Naji, Iranian actorReza Niknazar, Iranian footballerReza Feiz Noroozi, Iranian actorReza Ostadi, Iranian politicianReza Pahlavi, last crown prince of the former Imperial State of IranReza Parsa, Swedish film directorReza Olfati-Saber, Iranian roboticistReza Sadeghi, Iranian pop singerReza Sahebi, Iranian footballerReza Samani, Iranian musicianReza Soukhteh Saraei, Iranian wrestlerReza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of IranReza Shahroudi, Iranian footballerReza Talabeh, Iranian footballerReza Torabian, Iranian footballerReza Taslimi, Iranian intelligence officerReza Vatankhah, Iranian footballerReza Vohdani, Iranian musicianReza Yazdani, Iranian wrestlerReza Zanjani, Iranian politicianReza Zarei, Iranian military commanderRida Al Abdullah, Iraqi singerRida al-Rikabi, Syrian politicianRida Lah Douliazale, Moroccan footballerRida Said, Syrian physicianRıza Çalımbay, Turkish footballerRıza Kayaalp (born 1989), Turkish wrestlerRıza Nur, Turkish politicianRıza Şen, Turkish footballerRıza Tevfik Bölükbaşı, Turkish scientistRizah Mešković, Bosnian footballer
Derived names
Ali Reza
People with the given name, after Ali Reza (765-818), Imam, more commonly known as Ali ar-Ridha Mohammad Reza
Mohammad Reza AdelkhaniMohammad-Reza ArefMohammad Reza BateniMohammad Reza BahonarMohammad Reza EskandariMohammad-Reza ForoutanMohammad Reza GolzarMohammad Reza GolpayganiMohammad Reza HedayatiMohammad Reza HafezniaMohammad Reza HonarmandMohammad Reza HeidarianMohammad Reza JoziMohammad Reza KhalatbariMohammad-Reza Shafiei-KadkaniMohammad-Reza Mahdavi KaniMohammad-Reza LotfiMohammad Reza MamaniMohammad Reza MahdaviMohammad Reza MahdaviMohammad Reza Pahlavi (October 26, 1919 – July 27, 1980), the second Shah of the Pahlavi Dynasty and the last Shah of IranMohammad Reza RoudakiMohammad Reza RahimiMohammad Reza SaketMohammad-Reza ShajarianMohamad Reza SharifiniaMohammed Reza Taheri-azarMohammad Reza TavassoliMohammad Reza Modarresi-YazdiMohammad-Reza ZahediMohammad Reza Zarrindast
Surname
Ahmed Rıza, Turkish academicFarhad Reza (born 1986), Bangladeshi cricketerFazlollah Reza (born 1915), an Iranian university professorGhaleb Rida, Lebanese basketball playerHadem Rida, Palestinian politicianLilia Merodio Reza (born 1978), Mexican politicianLiudvikas Rėza (1776–1840), Prussian-Lithuanian author a.k.a. Ludwig RhesaMaruf Reza (fl. 2000s), Bangladeshi cricketerÖmer Rıza, English footballerRashid Rida, Syrian scholarYasmina Reza (born 1959), an Iranian-French playwright
Fictional characters
Reza, character in Gol & Gincu television seriesReza Temiz, character in Dreamfall: The Longest Journey game
