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{{Infobox given name
| name          = Reza
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| nickname      = [[Aza (given name)|Aza]]
| variant forms = [[Aza (given name)|Aza]]
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| pronunciation = {{IPA|fa|ɾeˈzɒː|lang}}
| gender        = Male
| meaning       = [[wikt:fulfilment|Fulfillment]], [[Gratitude]], [[wikt:triumph|Triumph]], [[Gratification]], [[wikt:delight|Delight]], [[Rejoicing]]
| language      = Persian
| origin        = [[Arabic language|Arabic]]
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'''Reza''' ({{langx|fa|رضا|translit=Rezâ}}) is the [[Persian language|Persian]] variant of the [[Arabic]] name [[Rida (name)|Rida]], which literally means "the fact of being pleased or contented; contentment, approval".<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |last=Ed|date=2012-04-24|title=Riḍā|url=https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-islam-2/rida-COM_0920?s.num=0&s.q=Rida|encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam |edition=Second |language=en}}</ref> It is one of the most widely used names in [[Iran]].

According to Annemarie Schimmel, "riḍā is closely related to [[shukr]]"; "shukr" is an Arabic term denoting thankfulness and gratitude.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Schimmel|first=A.|date=1978|title=Mystical Dimensions of Islam|journal=Verfassung in Recht und Übersee|volume=11|issue=4|pages=448–450|doi=10.5771/0506-7286-1978-4-448|issn=0506-7286|doi-access=free}}</ref> In [[Islam]], [[Rida (Islam)|rida]] is interpreted as ''satisfaction'' or "''perfect contentment'' with God's will or decree".

==Given name==
===Religion===
* Ali Reza, the Iranian Persian name for [[Ali al-Rida]], eighth [[Twelver Shi'a]] Imam

===Academics===
* [[Reza Afshari]], Iranian historian
* [[Reza Davari Ardakani]], Iranian philosopher
* [[Reza Derakhshani]], Iranian-born American inventor, computer scientist
* [[Reza Ghadiri]], Iranian-American chemist 
* [[Reza Iravani]], Iranian academic
* [[Reza Malekzadeh]], Iranian physician
* [[Reza Mansouri]], Iranian physicist
* [[Reza Olfati-Saber]], Iranian roboticist
* [[Reza Aslan]], Iranian-American scholar, author, and journalist
* [[Reza Moridi]], Canadian politician
* [[Reza Negarestani]], Iranian-American Philosopher
* [[Reza Zadeh]], American-Canadian-Iranian Computer Scientist
* [[Mohammad Ali Reza Khan]], Bangladeshi ornithologist

===Arts===
* [[Reza Abbasi]] (1565–1635), a Persian painter
* [[Reza Abdoh]] (1963-1995), Iranian-born American director
* [[Reza Abedini]], Iranian designer 
* [[Reza Allamehzadeh]], Persian-born Dutch film-maker
* [[Reza Amirkhani]], Persian novelist
* [[Reza Badiyi]] (1930-2011), American film director
* [[Reza Baraheni]] (1935-2022), Iranian novelist
* [[Reza Borchardt]], American magician
* [[Reza Deghati]], professionally known as Reza, an Iranian-born photojournalist
* [[Reza Fayazi]], Iranian film director
* [[Reza Feiz Noroozi]], Iranian actor
* [[Reza Kianian]], Iranian actor
* [[Reza Naji]], Iranian actor
* [[Reza Parsa]], Swedish film director
* [[Reza Qolikhan Hedayat]] (1800-1871), Persian writer
* [[Reza Rahadian|Reza Rahadian Matulessy]] (born 1987), Indonesian actor
* [[Reza Sadeghi]], Iranian pop singer 
* [[Reza Samani]], Iranian musician
* [[Reza Shafiei Jam]], Iranian actor
* [[Reza Shah-Kazemi]], British author 
* [[Reza Vohdani]] (1933-2003), Iranian musician
* [[Reza Yazdani (singer)]]
* [[Reza Latif]], Bangladeshi film director, producer, and cinematographer
* [[Amitabh Reza Chowdhury]], Bangladeshi filmmaker

===Criminals===
* [[Agha Muhammad Reza|Agha Muhammad Reza Baig]] - [[Iranian peoples|Iranian]] [[Shia Muslim]] who claimed to be the [[Mahdi]] and [[twelfth imam]], engaged in battles against the [[East India Company]] and [[Kachari Kingdom]].
* [[Reza Alinejad]], Iranian juvenile offender
* [[Reza Khan (Taliban)|Reza Khan]], Afghan Islamist
* [[Reza Zarrab]], Iranian businessman

===Politics===
* [[A. I. M. Mostofa Reza Nur]], Bangladeshi lieutenant general
* [[AKM Salim Reza Habib|A. K. Mohammad Salim Reza Habib]], Bangladeshi politician
* [[Mohammad Reza Khan (politician)|Mohammad Reza Khan]], Bangladeshi politician
* [[Reza Ahmed Bachu]], Bangladeshi politician
* [[Reza Ali]] (1940–2023), Bangladeshi politician
* [[Reza Fallah]] (1909-1982), Iranian businessman and political advisor 
* [[Reza Ghotbi]] (1938-2024), Iranian politician 
* [[Reza Khelili Dylami]], Swedish politician
* [[Reza Moridi]], Canadian politician
* [[Reza Ostadi]], Iranian politician
* [[Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran|Reza Pahlavi]], last crown prince of the former Imperial State of Iran 
* [[Reza Shah]] Pahlavi, Shah of Iran
* [[Reza Zanjani]] (1902-1984), Iranian politician
* [[Reza Zarei]], Iranian military commander
* [[Syed Ahmed Reza Hossain]], Bangladeshi politician

===Sports===
* [[Reza Ahadi]] (1962-2016), Iranian footballer
* [[Reza Chahkhandagh]], Iranian judoka
* [[Reza Enayati]], Iranian footballer
* [[Reza Ghoochannejhad]], Iranian-Dutch footballer 
* [[Reza Hassanzadeh (disambiguation)]], multiple Iranian footballers
* [[Reza Jabbari]], Iranian footballer
* [[Reza Khaleghifar]], Iranian footballer
* [[Reza Niknazar]], Iranian footballer
* [[Reza Sahebi]], Iranian footballer
* [[Reza Soukhteh Saraei]], Iranian wrestler
* [[Reza Shahroudi]], Iranian footballer
* [[Reza Talabeh]], Iranian footballer
* [[Reza Torabian]], Iranian footballer
* [[Reza Vatankhah]], Iranian footballer
* [[Reza Yazdani (wrestler)|Reza Yazdani]], Iranian wrestler

{{given name|Reza}}

==Compound names with Reza as an element==
===Given names===
====Abu Reza====
*[[Abu Reza Fazlul Haque Bablu]], Bangladeshi politician
*[[Abu Reza Muhammad Nezamuddin]] (born 1968), Bangladeshi scholar and politician

====Abdolreza====
{{Main|Abdolreza}}
* People with the theophoric given name.

====Ali Reza====
{{Main|Ali Reza}}
* People with the given name, after [[Ali ar-Ridha|Ali Reza]] (765-818), Imam and eight descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

====Gholam Reza====
{{Main|Gholam Reza (disambiguation){{!}}Gholam Reza}}
* People with the given name, meaning ''servant of the contented one''

====Mohammad-Reza====
{{Main|Mohammad-Reza}}
* People with the given name, after [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi|Mohammad Reza]] (1919–1980), the last [[Shah]] of [[Iran]].

====Reza-ul====
*[[Rezaul Alam Khandaker]], Bangladeshi politician
*[[Rezaul Bari Dina]] (1951–2014), Bangladeshi politician
*[[Rezauddin Stalin]] (born 1962), Bangladeshi poet and television personality
*[[Md. Rezaul Hasan]] (born 1962), High Court Division Judge
*''[[Rezaul Haque (disambiguation)|Reza-ul-Haque]]'', multiple people
*[[Mullah Rezaul Islam]], Bangladeshi politician
*''[[Rezaul Karim (disambiguation)|Rezaul Karim]]'', multiple people
*[[A K M Rezaul Mazid|A. K. Mohammad Rezaul Majid]], Bangladeshi major general

====Ur-Reza====
* [[Abidur Reza Chowdhury]] (1872–1961), Bengali politician and educationist
* [[Abidur Reza Khan]] (1927–2005), Bangladeshi politician
* [[Mainur Reza Chowdhury]] (1938–2004), 12th Chief Justice of Bangladesh 
* [[Jamilur Reza Choudhury]] (1942–2020), Bangladeshi academic
* [[Faridur Reza Sagar]] (born 1955), Bangladeshi writer and film producer
* [[Hashibur Reza Kallol]], Bangladeshi film director

===Surnames===
* [[Rezaei (disambiguation)|Rezaei]]

==Surname==
* [[Afgansyah Reza]] (born 1989), Indonesian singer, songwriter, and actor
* [[Ahmereen Reza]] (born 1961), British-Pakistani architect, social worker and political activist
* [[Amaan Reza]] (born 1986), Bangladeshi film actor
* [[Fahmi Reza]], Malaysian political graphic designer, street artist and documentary film maker 
* [[Farhad Reza]] (born 1986), Bangladeshi cricketer
* [[Fazlollah Reza]] (1915–2019), Iranian academic
* [[Kévin Reza]] (born 1988), French professional road bicycle racer
* Liudvikas Rėza (1776–1840), Prussian-Lithuanian author a.k.a. [[Ludwig Rhesa]] 
* [[Masum Reza]], Bangladeshi playwright, television drama and stage play director
* [[M. A. Reza]] (born 1947), Bangladeshi politician 
*{{ill|Parisa Reza|fr}} (born 1965), Iranian-French writer of ''[[The Gardens of Consolation]]''
* [[Raafi Reza]] (born 1999), Bangladeshi footballer
* [[Sumon Reza]] (born 1995), Bangladeshi footballer
* [[Syed Masud Reza]] (born 1956), Bangladeshi politician
* [[Syed Shahed Reza]], Bangladeshi civil servant
* [[Waliur Rahman Reza]] (1940–2020), Bangladeshi politician and journalist
* [[Yasmina Reza]] (born 1959), Iranian-French playwright

===Spanish surname===
* [[Itzel Reza]], Mexican sprint canoer
* [[Lilia Merodio Reza]] (born 1978), Mexican politician

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==Fictional characters==
* Reza, [[Gol & Gincu The Series#Plot|character in ''Gol & Gincu'']] television series
* Reza Temiz, character in ''[[Dreamfall: The Longest Journey#Summary|Dreamfall: The Longest Journey]]'' game
* Reza, a pyromancer in the mobile [[MOBA]] game ''[[Vainglory (video game)|Vainglory]]''

==See also==
* [[Ressa]]
* [[Reza Construction Ltd]]
* [[Shamim Reza Rubel murder]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.babynames.com/name/REZA Reza – Origin and Meaning of the name Reza at BabyNames.com]

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