Abd al-Aziz m ArabicMeans
"servant of the powerful" from Arabic
عبد ('abd) meaning "servant" combined with
عزيز ('aziz) meaning "powerful". This was the name of the first king of modern Saudi Arabia.
Alborz m PersianFrom the name of a mountain range (of unknown etymology) in northern Iran.
Aljaž m SloveneDerived from a Slovene surname, which is of unknown meaning.
Ametz m BasqueMeans
"Pyrenean oak" in Basque (species Quercus pyrenaica).
Ayaz m Turkish, Azerbaijani, UrduFrom Turkish and Azerbaijani
ayaz meaning
"frost" or
"dry and cold air". This was the name of a slave and later companion of the 11th-century sultan Mahmud of Ghazni.
Aziz m Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, TajikMeans
"powerful, respected, beloved" in Arabic, derived from the root
عزّ ('azza) meaning "to be powerful" or "to be cherished". In Islamic tradition
العزيز (al-'Aziz) is one of the 99 names of Allah. A notable bearer of the name was Al-'Aziz, a 10th-century Fatimid caliph.
Batraz m Ossetian, Caucasian MythologyPossibly from Turkic
bagatur meaning
"hero, warrior, brave". This is the name of the leader of the superhuman Narts in Caucasian mythology.
Behrouz m PersianMeans
"fortunate, prosperous" in Persian, from
به (beh) meaning "good, excellent" and
روز (ruz) meaning "day".
Bendegúz m HungarianHungarian variant of the Turkic name
Mundzuk, possibly from
mončuq meaning
"jewel, bead". This was the name of
Attila the Hun's father.
Boaz m Biblical, Hebrew, Dutch, Biblical HebrewMeans
"swiftness" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the man who marries
Ruth. This was also the name of one of the two pillars that stood outside Solomon's Temple (with
Jachin).
Buz m BiblicalMeans
"contempt" in Hebrew. This is the name of a son of
Abraham's brother
Nahor in the Old Testament.
Buzz m EnglishFrom a nickname derived from the onomatopoeic word
buzz meaning
"buzz, hum, murmur". A notable bearer is American astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (1930-), one of the first people to walk on the moon. The character Buzz Lightyear from the movie
Toy Story (1995) was named after Aldrin.
Cruz f & m Spanish, PortugueseMeans
"cross" in Spanish or Portuguese, referring to the cross of the crucifixion.
Firouz m PersianFrom Persian
پیروز (piruz) or
فیروز (firuz) meaning "victorious". This name was borne by Firuz Shah Tughlaq, a 14th-century sultan of Delhi who did much to build the city's infrastructure.
Fitz m English (Rare)Short form of various given names that are derived from surnames beginning with Norman French
fitz meaning
"son of" (for example
Fitzroy).
Franz m GermanGerman form of
Franciscus (see
Francis). This name was borne by the Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828), the Hungarian composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886) and the Austrian-Czech author Franz Kafka (1883-1924), whose works include
The Trial and
The Castle. It was also the name of rulers of Austria and the Holy Roman Empire.
Hafiz m ArabicMeans
"custodian, guardian" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition
الحفيظ (al-Hafiz) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Jabez m BiblicalMeans
"sorrow" in Hebrew. This is the name of a character in the Old Testament who is blessed by God.
Janusz m PolishPolish variant of
Jan 1, originally a medieval diminutive but now used independently.
Lenz m GermanShort form of
Lorenz. This is also a German poetic word referring to the springtime.
Malkhaz m GeorgianPossibly means
"beautiful, elegant, youthful" in Georgian.
Mumtaz m & f Arabic, UrduMeans
"distinguished" in Arabic. The Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as tomb for his wife Mumtaz Mahal (1593-1631).
Oraz m Turkmen, KazakhMeans
"fasting, Ramadan" in Turkmen and Kazakh (of Persian origin).
Öwez m TurkmenMeans
"compensation" in Turkmen (of Arabic origin).
Perez m BiblicalMeans
"breach, burst forth" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the twin brother of
Zerah.
Q'uq'umatz m Mayan MythologyMeans
"feathered serpent", from K'iche' Maya
q'uq' "quetzal, quetzal feather" and
kumatz "serpent, snake". This was the K'iche' equivalent of the Yucatec Maya god
K'uk'ulkan, though the final element is derived from a different root.
Radúz m Czech (Rare)Derived from Czech
rád meaning
"happy, glad". The Czech author Julius Zeyer probably created it for a character in his play
Radúz and Mahulena (1898).
Ramaz m GeorgianPossibly a Georgian form of
Ramadan. It appears in the 12th-century Georgian epic
The Knight in the Panther's Skin.
Revaz m GeorgianPossibly of Persian origin meaning
"wealthy, successful".
Tadeusz m PolishPolish form of
Thaddeus. This name is borne by Tadeusz Soplica, the title character in Adam Mickiewicz's epic poem
Pan Tadeusz (1834), which is considered to be the national epic of Poland.
Teimuraz m GeorgianGeorgian form of
Tahmuras. This was the name of several kings who ruled over kingdoms located in what is now modern Georgia.