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For the villages of origin in Iran, see Reza, Iran.

Reza (Arabic: رضا‎‎, riḍā) is a name of Arabic origin, widely used as a Persian personal name and within Iranian placenames.

Arabic etymology

The Islamic concept Reza ([ɾeˈzɒː], also transliterated as Raza, Reda, Redha, Rida, Ridha [rɪˈdˤɑ], Rizah, Rıza [ɾɯˈzɑ], is a male given name common among Muslims, and especially Persian-speakers. It comes from Arabic and means contentment.

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... ([Quran 48:18])

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 ض sound 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 Urdu. In the Maghreb region, the name is spelled Reda, due to the French influence during the colonial times.

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Abdol Reza

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Main article: Abdolreza
  • People with the theophoric given name.

Ali Reza

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Main article: Ali Reza
  • People with the given name, after Ali Reza (765-818), Imam and seventh descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Gholam Reza

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Main article: Gholam Reza
  • People with the given name, meaning servant of the contented one

Mohammad Reza

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Main article: Mohammad-Reza
  • People with the given name, after Mohammad Reza (1919–1980), the last King of Iran.

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