Reza (English)

Where does "Reza" come from?

The English given name and surname Reza was borrowed from Iranian Persian 'rezâ'[1]. This Iranian Persian form comes from Classical Persian 'rizā'[1], which was borrowed from Arabic 'riḍā'[1]. The Arabic term originates as a verbal noun 'riḍan' meaning 'satisfaction, fulfillment'[1], derived from the verb 'raḍiya' meaning 'to be pleased' or 'to be satisfied'[1], which traces back to the Arabic root 'r ḍ w'[3].

Full etymology tree

• Reza (English), 'A male given name from Iranian Persian [in turn from Classical Persian, in turn from Arabic], variant of Riza.'
  • borrowed رضا (rezâ) (Persian), 'agreement'
    • inherited رِضَا (rizā) (Classical Persian)
      • borrowed رضا (riḍā) (Arabic), 'verbal noun of رَضِيَ (raḍiya) (form I)'
        • deverbal رضي (raḍiya) (Arabic), 'to be pleased'
          • derived ر ض و (r ḍ w) (Arabic)

Sources

1. Reza (English) - Wiktionary
2. رضا (rezâ) (Persian) - Wiktionary
3. رضي (raḍiya) (Arabic) - Wiktionary

Updated October 2026

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