Reza
Reza is a Persian name, originating from the Arabic word رضا, Riḍā, which literally means "the fact of being pleased or contented; contentment, approval". In religious context, this name is interpreted as satisfaction or "perfect contentment with God's will or decree". The name is neutral and not one used only by a particular sect, and is used widely by Iranians, Arab Christians and Arab Druze. According to Annemarie Schimmel, "riḍā is closely related to shukr"; "shukr" is an Arabic term denoting thankfulness and gratitude.

Given name
Religion
Ali al-Ridha, Eighth Twelver Shi'a Imam.
Ala Hazrat Imam Ahmed Raza Khan

Academics
Reza Afshari, Iranian historian
Reza Davari Ardakani, Iranian philosopher
Reza Ghadiri, Iranian-American chemist
Reza Iravani, Iranian academic
Rida Khawaldeh, Jordanian academic
Reza Malekzadeh, Iranian physician
Reza Mansouri, Iranian physicist
Reza Olfati-Saber, Iranian roboticist
Rida Said, Syrian physician
Rıza Tevfik Bölükbaşı, Turkish scientist
Reza Aslan, Iranian-American scholar, author, and journalist
Reza Moridi, Canadian politician
Reza Negarestani, Iranian-American Philosopher
Reza Zadeh, American-Canadian-Iranian Computer Scientist

Arts
Reza Abbasi (1565–1635), a Persian painter
Reza Abdoh, Iranian-born American director
Reza Abedini, Iranian designer
Reza Allamehzadeh, Persian-born Dutch film-maker
Reza Amirkhani, Persian novelist
Reza Badiyi, American film director
Reza Baraheni, 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, Persian writer
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, Iranian musician
Reza Yazdani (singer)
Rida Al Abdullah, Iraqi singer
Raza Murad, Indian actor

Criminals
Agha Muhammad Reza Baig - Iranian Shia Muslim who claimed to be the Mahdi and twelfth imam, engaged in battles against the East India Company and Kachari Kingdom.
Redha al-Najar, Tunisian prisoner
Reza Alinejad, Iranian juvenile offender
Reza Khan, Afghan Islamist
Reza Zarrab, Iranian businessman
Riza Aziz, Malaysian film producer

Politics
Abidur Reza Chowdhury (1872–1961), Bengali politician and educationist
Reza Fallah (1909-1982), Iranian businessman and political advisor
Reza Ghotbi, Iranian politician
Reza Hosseini, Iranian humanitarian
Reza Khelili Dylami, Swedish politician
Redha Malek, Algerian Former Prime Minister
Reza Moridi, Canadian politician
Reza Ostadi, Iranian politician
Reza Pahlavi, last crown prince of the former Imperial State of Iran
Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran
Reza Zanjani, Iranian politician
Reza Zarei, Iranian military commander
Rida al-Rikabi, Syrian politician
Rıza Nur, Turkish politician
Rıza Türmen (born 1941), Turkish judge and politician

Sports
Reza Ahadi, 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, Iranian wrestler

Variants
Roda Antar (born 1980), Lebanese footballer
Rıza Çalımbay, Turkish footballer
Rida Lah Douliazale, Moroccan footballer
Rida Erlalelitepe (born 1996), Turkish female volleyball player
Rıza Kayaalp (born 1989), Turkish wrestler
Rizah Mešković, Bosnian footballer
Rıza Şen, Turkish footballer
Redha Tukar, Saudi Arabian footballer
Rıza Yıldırım (born 1987), Turkish wrestler

Derived names
Abdol Reza
People with the theophoric given name.

Ali Reza
People with the given name, after Ali Reza (765-818), Imam and eight descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

Gholam Reza
People with the given name, meaning servant of the contented one

Mohammad Reza
People with the given name, after Mohammad Reza (1919–1980), the last Shah of Iran.

Surname
Afgansyah Reza (born 1989), Indonesian singer, songwriter, and actor
Ahmed Rıza ((1858–1930), Ottoman Turkish politician
Fahmi Reza, Malaysian political graphic designer, street artist and documentary film maker
Farhad Reza (born 1986), Bangladeshi cricketer
Fazlollah Reza (1915–2019), Iranian academic
Flo Rida, American singer and rapper
Ghaleb Rida, Lebanese basketball player
Hadem Rida, Palestinian politician
Kévin Reza (born 1988), French professional road bicycle racer
Liudvikas Rėza (1776–1840), Prussian-Lithuanian author a.k.a. Ludwig Rhesa
Omer Riza, footballer
Parisa Reza (born 1965), Iranian-French writer of The Gardens of Consolation
Rashid Rida, Syrian scholar
Syed Salim Raza, British Pakistani banker
Yasmina Reza (born 1959), Iranian-French playwright

Spanish surname
Itzel Reza, Mexican sprint canoer
Lilia Merodio Reza (born 1978), Mexican politician

Fictional characters
Reza, character in Gol & Gincu television series
Reza Temiz, character in Dreamfall: The Longest Journey game
Reza, a pyromancer in the mobile MOBA game Vainglory
Reza Zaydan, a Moroccan general from HITMAN (2016)

References
External links
Reza – Origin and Meaning of the name Reza at BabyNames.com