Araz (name)

Araz is a unisex given name and a surname. It was one of the surnames which was suggested by the Turkish Language Research Institution (Türk Dili Araştırma Kurumu), precursor of the Turkish Language Association, after the Turkish language reform in 1932. In Turkish, it means "happiness".

Male

 * Araz Abdullayev (born 1992), Azerbaijani football player
 * Araz Alizadeh (1951–2022), Azerbaijani politician
 * Araz Azimov (born 1962), Azerbaijani diplomat
 * Araz Budagov (1938–2021), Azerbaijani physician
 * Araz Musayev (born 1977), Azerbaijani Muay Thai kickboxer
 * Araz Selimov (1960–1992), Azerbaijani military officer and farmer

Female

 * Araz Artinian, Canadian filmmaker of Armenian origin
 * Araz Dare (born 1975), Iranian Armenian musical artist

Surname

 * Mammad Araz (1933–2004), Azerbaijani poet
 * Musa Araz (born 1994), Swiss football player
 * Nezihe Araz (1920–2009), Turkish writer and journalist
 * Süleyman Araz (born 1995), Turkish archer