Ezzat as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ezzat

What is the meaning of the name Ezzat ?

The baby name Ezzat is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈɪzət/; common respelling: "IZ-zat"; Arabic approx. [ʕizzat].

Ezzat is Arabic in Origin.

Ezzat is a predominantly masculine name of Arabic and Persian/Urdu heritage, deriving from the Arabic concept ʿizzah/ʿizzat, “honor, glory, dignity, esteem.” It traces to the triconsonantal root ʿ‑Z‑Z conveying might and respect. The name has long circulated across the Middle East and North Africa, entered Persian and Urdu as a common virtue term, and spread through Islamic South Asia; Turkish adopted it as İzzet.

Spellings and related forms include Ezzat, Ezat, Izzat, and Turkish İzzet; the feminine counterpart is Izzah. Compound theophoric variants are found as Ezzatullah/Ezzatollah (“honor of God”) and Ezzedine/ʿIzz al‑Din (“honor of the faith”). The name is associated with personal integrity and social standing, and has been borne by figures such as Egyptian actor Ezzat el Alaili, Iranian actor Ezzatolah Entezami, and Iraqi statesman Ezzat Ibrahim al‑Douri. Today it remains widely used and chiefly male.