Araz (name)
Araz is a unisex given name and a surname, found primarily in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey.
It was one of the surnames which was suggested by the Turkish Language Research Institution, precursor of the Turkish Language Association, after the Turkish language reform in 1932. In Turkish, it means "happiness".
Given name
Male
- Araz Abdullayev, Azerbaijani football player
- Araz Alizadeh, Azerbaijani politician
- Araz Azimov, Azerbaijani diplomat
- Araz Musayev, Azerbaijani Muay Thai kickboxer
- Araz Selimov, Azerbaijani military officer and farmer
Female
- Araz Artinian, Canadian filmmaker of Armenian origin
- Araz Dare, Iranian Armenian musical artist
Surname
- Mammad Araz, Azerbaijani poet
- Musa Araz, Swiss football player
- Nezihe Araz, Turkish writer and journalist
- Süleyman Araz, Turkish archer