Riza

REE-zuh

Hungarian short form of Rozalia or Terezia, Filipino diminutives of Clarissa or Rizal, Urdu, Arabic

"rose flower; to harvest; clear, bright; rice field; satisfaction, contentment"

Riza Origin and Meaning

The name Riza is a girl's name of Hungarian origin meaning "rose flower; to harvest; clear, bright; rice field; satisfaction, contentment".

As a diminutive name, Riza is used predominantly in the Philippines, though it also has its roots in Hungarian, and in Arabic. Spirited yet familiar, Riza could be related to the surname Rizal meaning "rice field", to the names Tereza and Clarissa, or to the Arabic masculine name Rida, meaning "contentment".

Riza could be considered a unisex name, used across genders in Russia, Pakistan, Indonesia and the US, as nearly exclusively feminine in the Philippines and in Afghanistan, and as exclusively masculine in Albania, Germany, and North Macedonia.

Famous People Named Riza

• Riza Royce American actress (b. 1903)

The name Riza in Pop Culture

• Riza Hawkeye character in Fullmetal Alchemist
• Riza Yilmaz main character in Turkish TV series "I named her Feriha"