Aziz

Aziz (; ; ) is a Semitic name from the root two-zayin. In the Hebrew Bible, the root two-zayin () means 'reputable, powerful, sublime'. In the 1 Chronicles, Aziz was the son of Shema and the father of Bela. Azizus (Latinised), attested as an Arabian king who ruled Sampsigeramids of the Roman Empire.

In ancient Levantine mythology, Azizos is a god of the morning star of Aramaic and Arab origin from Palmyra. The Arabian goddess Al-Uzza, related to the planet Venus, is named from the same root. ''Al-ʿAzīz'' is one of the names of God in Islam. ''ʿAzīz'' without ''al-'' is used as a royal title borne by the high nobles of Ancient Egypt.

It is used in existing Semitic languages (Arabic, Hebrew, neo-Aramaic, Mandaic, Maltese) and has also spread to non-Semitic language families like Berber languages, Caucasus languages, Iranian languages, and Turkic languages. ''Aziz'' is a common masculine given name, especially in the Muslim world, but it has also continued to be used by non-Muslim peoples in the Middle East, like Jews, Assyrians, Armenians, etc. Provided by Wikipedia