Azar (name)
Azar is the common English spelling for several given names and surnames:
- Arabic: عازار, romanized: ʿĀzār, the Arabic name of Lazarus of Bethany
- Persian: آذر, romanized: Āzar, lit. 'fire'
- Hebrew: עֵזֶר, romanized: ʿĒzer, lit. 'helper', cf. Ebenezer (given name)
Āzar is a common boys', girls', and last name in Persian-speaking countries. Azarkade or Atashkade are the fire temples of Zoroastrianism, a religion that originated in Iran.
People with the name include:
Religious figures
[edit]- Terah, father of Abraham in the Islamic tradition
- Lazarus of Bethany, whom Jesus raised from the dead.
Given name
[edit]- Azar Bigdeli (1722–1781), Iranian anthologist and poet
- Azar Gat (born 1959), Israeli researcher and author on military history
- Azar Karadas (born 1981), Norwegian football player of Turkish descent
- Āzar Kayvān, (16–17 c.), Zoroastrian high priest of Iran who emigrated to India and founded an illuminationists school
- Azar Lawrence (born 1952), American jazz saxophonist
- Azar Majedi, Iranian communist activist, writer
- Azar Nafisi (born 1955), Iranian academic
- Azar Hekmat Shoar (1935–1974), Iranian actress
Surname
[edit]- Tony (Antoine) Azar, Lebanese-American Business executive.
- Alex Azar (born 1967), American lawyer, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and former Eli Lilly executive
- Amado Azar (1913–1971), Argentine boxer and Olympian
- Assi Azar (born 1979), Israeli television personality
- Betty Azar, teacher and the author of several English grammar workbooks that are a staple in the English as a second language teaching industry
- Carla Azar, American drummer
- Caroline Azar, Canadian director, actor, and playwright. Lead singer, keyboardist and co-lyricist/composer of the band Fifth Column
- Dina Azar, Miss Lebanon 1995, television personality and host, fashion designer
- Edward Azar (1938–1991), Lebanese professor of government and politics
- Emilè Azar (born 1985), Swedish singer of Lebanese origin
- George Azar (born 1959), Lebanese American photojournalist and documentary film maker
- Habib Azar (born 1979), American film, theater and television director
- Ignatius Isaac Azar, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch during 1709–1722
- Jacobo Majluta Azar (1934–1996), Dominican politician of Lebanese origin. President of the Dominican Republic, Vice president and senator
- Joseph Azar (prince), Jewish prince of the Anjuvannam in Cochin, South India
- Joseph Azar (singer) (born 1942), Lebanese artist and singer
- Mehdi Azar (1901–1994), Iranian physician and politician
- Mehdi Azar Yazdi (1921–2009), Iranian writer
- Naser Cheshmazar, sometimes spelled Naser Cheshm Azar, (1950–2018), Iranian musician, composer and arranger
- Pablo Azar (born 1982), Mexican actor
- Raymond Azar (born 1953), head of Lebanese military intelligence
- Rick Azar, American broadcaster
- Roberto Azar (born 1966), Argentine tennis player
- Rony Azar (born 1983), Lebanese football (soccer) player
- Steve Azar (born 1964), American country music artist
- Suzie Azar (born 1946), American politician
See also
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