Aras (name)

Aras is a Turkish masculine given name and a surname. It is also used as a feminine given name in other countries. In Turkish it refers to people who take care of something as their own. In addition, Aras is the name of a river flowing from Eastern Anatolia into the Caspian Sea.

Notable people with the name include:

Given name

 * Aras Agalarov (born 1955), Azerbaijani Russian businessman
 * Aras Amiri, Iranian national
 * Aras Aydın (born 1989), Turkish actor
 * Aras Baskauskas (born 1981), American yogi, musician, and reality TV personality
 * Aras Habib, Iraqi military officer
 * Aras Bulut İynemli, Turkish actor
 * Aras Kaya (born 1994), Kenyan Turkish athlete
 * Aras Koyi (born 1972), Kurdish Swedish musical artist
 * Aras Onur (born 1982), Turkish author
 * Aras Özbiliz (born 1990), Turkish-Armenian football player

Surname

 * Ahmet Aras (born 1987), Turkish football player
 * Ardan Aras (born 1984), Indonesian politician and former football player
 * Augusto Aras (born 1958), Brazilian attorney
 * Irsyad Aras (born 1979), Indonesian football player
 * Mehmet Ömer Arif Aras (born 1954), Turkish banker
 * Muhammad Ben Aras (born 1930), Pakistani athlete
 * Muhterem Aras (born 1966), German politician of Turkish origin
 * Murat Aras (born 1973), Turkish screenwriter
 * Tevfik Rüştü Aras (1883–1972), Turkish politician
 * Yıldız Aras (born 1977), Turkish karateka