Azat

Azat comes from the Persian azad, meaning free, and it has spread far from its root into Armenian, Turkish, Tatar, and Turkmen naming traditions, where it often carries the sense of a free, noble person. The Armenian Azat River runs through Ararat province, giving the word geography as well as meaning. Pronounced ah-ZAHT, two crisp syllables, the name lands quickly and cleanly, without ornament. It feels contemporary in Central Asia, classical in Iran, and slightly rare everywhere else, which makes it portable in the best way. Azat reads plainspoken and principled, a name with liberty written into its root.