Aziz

Aziz means mighty, powerful, or dear in Arabic, and al-Aziz is one of the ninety-nine names of God, signifying exalted strength. That theological resonance coexists with a more intimate use: in everyday speech across the Arab world, aziz is also a term of affection, what one calls someone beloved. Two bright syllables with the long ee and the sharp final Z, it has a distinctive phonetic snap. It is widely used across the Arab world, Iran, Central Asia, and among Bosniak and Albanian Muslim communities. Aziz is a name that carries both thunder and tenderness, formidable and warmly held.