Ridha
Reza (Persian ), also Ridha (Arabic: رضا, DMG Rida, Reza Persian ), is a male first name in Islamic countries, especially in Iran. It also occurs as a surname. The name is of Arabic origin and originally meant something like " satisfaction ".
Regardless, Reza is the short form of the Czech name Tereza.
Bearers of the name
Ruler
- Reza Shah Pahlavi (1878-1944), founder of the Pahlavi dynasty
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919-1980), the second Shah of the Pahlavi dynasty, and the last Shah of Iran
First name
- Ali ibn Musa ar-Rida/Reza (d. 818), the eighth Imam of Twelver Shias
- Reza Abbasi (1565-1635), Persian painter and calligrapher
- Reza Deghati ( born 1952 ), Iranian- French photojournalist
- Reza Ghoochannejhad (* 1987), the Iranian- Dutch footballer
- Mohammad Reza Mortazavi (* 1978), German -Iranian drum virtuoso
Family name
- Fazlollah Reza, an Iranian university professor
- Kévin Réza (* 1988), French cyclist
- Yasmina Reza ( born 1959 ), Iranian- French playwright