| Pronunciation | Arabic: [fa-iz] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | فيض |
| Meaning | Arabic: successful, victorious. overflowing[1] Urdu: grace, favour[2] |
| Region of origin | Middle East, Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Faiza, Faizan, Faizy, Faizi, Faizul, Faizuddin, Faizullah, Faizah, Faizur, Fayez |
Faiz (Arabic: فيض) is a male Arabic name meaning "successful " and "winner" overflowing, plenty.
It is derived from its root word Faʾz (فأز which means "victorious".
People with the name
- Faiz Mohammad Katib Hazara (1862/63–1929), a Hazara historian, writer and intellectual
- Faiz El-Ghusein (1883–1968), an official of the Turkish Government
- Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911–1984), a Pakistani Urdu poet
- Syed Faiz-ul Hassan Shah (1911–1984), a Pakistani Islamic religious scholar
- Haji Faiz Mohammed (1932-), an Afghan man who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.
- Faiz Ahmad (1946–1986), an Afghan Marxist–Leninist
- Faiz al-Hasan, Bangladeshi politician
- Faiz Karizi (1953-), an Afghan singer
- Faiz Ali Faiz (1962–), a Pakistani qawwali singer
- Faiz-ul-Aqtab Siddiqi (1967–), a British Muslim scholar
- Faiz Mohammed Ahmed Al Kandari (1975-), a Kuwaiti citizen who has been detained in Guantanamo Bay since 2002
- Valiullah Faiz Mahdavi (1978–2006), an Iranian political prisoner
- Ahmed Faiz (1979–), a Saudi Arabian long jumper
- Faiz Khaleed (1980–), a Malaysian military dentist, astronaut
- Faiz Fazal (1980–), an Indian cricketer
- Muhammad Faiz Nur Khalil (2008)
Nobility and royalty
The name is particularly common among the royal and noble houses of South Asia.
Sovereigns:
- Al-Faiz (1149–1160), a Caliph of the Fatimid dynasty
- Nawab Faiz Ali Khan (Banganapalle), Nawab of Baganapalle (1686–1759)
- Nawab Faiz Ali Khan, Nawab of Jhajjar
- Nawab Faiz Muhammad Khan, Nawab of Dadri[3]
- Emir Faiz Muhammad Khan, Emir of Khairpur (r.1894-1909)
- Emir Faiz Muhammad Khan II, Emir of Khairpur (r.1935-1947)
- Nawab Faiz Talb Khan, Nawab of Junagadh[4]
- Nawab Faiz Muhammad Khan, Nawab of Bhopal (r.1742-1777)
- Nawab Faiz Talb Khan, Nawab of Pataudi
- Nawab Faiz'Ullah Khan, Nawab of Rampur
Princes and nobles:
- Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra, the Crown Prince of Kelantan
- Nawab Faiz ud Din Khan, Emir of Paigah
- Faiz Beg Najm-i-Sani
- Nawab Faiz Ali Khan Bahadur of Kotah[5]
- Nawab Mir Faiz Ali Khan of Hyderabad
- Sahibzada Faiz Muhammad Khan of Tonk
- Mirza Faiz'ullah Beg Khan Bahadur of Loharu
- Faiz'ullah Khan of Malerkotla son of Rasul Khan of Malerkotla
- Faiz Muhammad Khan of Malerkotla son of Kasim Khan of Malerkotla
- Faiz Muhammad Khan of Malerkotla son of Mehr Ilahi Khan of Malerkotla
- Faiz Muhammad Khan of Malerkotla son of Imam Ali Khan of Malerkotla
- Faiz Muhammad Khan of Malerkotla son of Mansab Khan of Malerkotla
- Faiz Muhammad Khan of Malerkotla son of Barkat Ali Khan of Malerkotla
- Faiz Ali Khan of Malerkotla son of Shadal Khan of Malerkotla
- Faiz Muhammad Khan of Malerkotla son of Hakim Khan of Malerkotla
- Faiz Muhammad Khan of Malerkotla son of Karim Khan of Malerkotla
- Khan Sahib Faiz' Ullah of Malerkotla son of Sahibzada Fateh Khan of Malerkotla
- Khan Sahib Faiz Talib Khan of Malerkotla son of Sahibzada Fateh Khan of Malerkotla
- Khan Sahib Muhammad Faiz Ali Khan of Malerkotla son of Sahibzada Himmat Khan of Malerkotla
- Nawabzada Fateh Faiz bin Jung of Paigah
- Mian Faiz Muhammad Khan of Bhopal State b.1840
- Sahibzada Faiz Rashid Khan of Bhopal
- Sahibzada Faiz Muhammad Khan of Bhopal
See also
- Kamen Rider 555
- Syed Faiz-ul Hassan Shah
- Fayez, a Given Name and Variation of the name Faiz
References
- ↑ Meaning of Faizi
- ↑ Faiz Name: Meaning of the Name
- ↑ "Catalogue description The Nawab Faiz Muhammad Khan [Chief of Dadri] is permitted to purchase 700 muskets from..." June 1829.
- ↑ Division, Publications (9 July 2020). Guru Nanak. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. ISBN 978-81-230-3268-9.
- ↑ Lethbridge, Sir Roper (1893). The Golden Handbook of India. p. 132.
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