Muslim Name · Male · Arabic origin
Reza Name Meaning in Islam
Divine pleasure.
- Meaning
- Divine pleasure. Iranian top boys name
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Boy
- Urdu
- رضا
- Pronunciation
- RE-za
- Lucky number
- 2
Is Reza an Islamic name? Yes. Reza is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Divine pleasure. Iranian top boys name. It was carried by Ali al-Rida. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
ر-ض-ي. Persian form of Riḍā, from r-ḍ-y, divine pleasure. Imām ʿAlī al-Riḍā (AS), eighth Shi'i Imam, is buried in Mashhad. The name is among the most common in Iran.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Ra of mercy opens, Dad of strength, Alif of return. Divine pleasure resolving at the One.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Reza's letters draw from many elements at once, a full palette, not a single note. This is a name that asks its bearer to hold contradictions gracefully: warmth and steadiness, movement and depth. Running through the reading is Al-Rahman, the Merciful, carried by a person as mercy that keeps moving even when tested. A person named Reza lives with more inside them than any one word can hold.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
Divine pleasure. Iranian top form. Reza is consistently top 3 Iranian boys name. Imam Ali al-Ridha (Reza), the 8th Imam, buried in Mashhad. The shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad is the most visited Islamic shrine in the world after Mecca and Medina. This specific Iranian form Reza captures searches distinct from Ridha (Tunisian) and Reda (Moroccan).
Section 5 · Bearers
Who Has Carried This Name
- Ali al-Rida . Eighth Shi'i Imam, descendant of the Prophet ﷺ, buried in Mashhad
How to Pronounce Reza
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Names sharing the ر Ra influence
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Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Reza
What does the name Reza mean?
Each letter under this meaning has its own quality. What does Ilm ul Huroof read in Reza? → What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about names like Reza? →
Is Reza mentioned in the Quran?
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What does Reza mean in Urdu?
The Urdu tradition preserved the meaning of each Arabic letter, the same letters that build Reza. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →
Is Reza a good Islamic name?
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What is the spiritual meaning of Reza in Ilm ul Huroof?
This is the Ibn Arabi tradition of Ilm ul Huroof. Each letter in Reza, starting from Ra, is a structural principle. Read the full introduction to Ilm ul Huroof →
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