Ayaz, Iyaz, or Ayas (; ), meaning cool breeze, is both a surname and a masculine given name. The latter use was common in the Ghaznavid and Seljuk empires. The Turkic-origin Ayaz should not be confused with the Arabic-derived name Ayyad/Ayyaz (), though the latter is also sometimes transliterated as Ayaz, such as with Ayaz Marhoni or Ayaz Ishaqi. Notable people with the name include:
Surname Fareed Ayaz (born 1952), Pakistani Qawwal Ferhad Ayaz (born 1994), Swedish football player Mahmood Ayaz (born 1960), Pakistani surgeon Malik Ayaz (993–1041), Georgian slave Shaikh Ayaz (1923–1997), Pakistani poet Aliza Ayaz, Emirati United Nations Ambassador
Given name Ayaz ahmes (born 1986), Indian television actor Ayaz Akhmetshin (born 2002), Russian professional Valorant player better known as nAts Ayaz Amir, Pakistani journalist Ayaz Khan (born 1979), Indian actor Ayaz Memon (born 1955), Indian journalist, Aya Mütallibov (1938–2022), Soviet politician
See also Ayas (disambiguation) References