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View Name: 'Aziz


'AZIZ
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Arabic
OTHER SCRIPTS: عزيز (Arabic)
Meaning & History
Means "powerful, respected, beloved", derived from Arabic عزّ ('azza) meaning "to be powerful" or "to be cherished". This is one of the 99 attributes of Allah in the Qur'an. A notable bearer of the name was Al-'Aziz, a 10th-century Fatimid caliph.
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