Naaz as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Naaz

What is the meaning of the name Naaz ?

The baby name Naaz is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /nɑːz/ (naaz).

Naaz is Persian in Origin.

Naaz stems from Persian nâz (ناز), a richly nuanced word conveying graceful coyness, charm, delicacy, and proud self-possession. Through Persian literary influence it entered Urdu and wider South Asian naming, and appears across Turkish and Kurdish contexts as Naz; Arabic speakers sometimes adopt it as a Persian loan. The name is predominantly feminine, though in South Asia it can be unisex or used as an honorific element.

Classical Persian and Ottoman poetry celebrated nâz as a prized quality of the beloved, and Urdu idiom preserves it in naaz karna (“to take pride”). Variants and related forms include Naz (short form), Nazli (Ottoman Turkish), Nazanin/Nazneen, Gulnaz, Parinaz, and Naazish. Spellings vary by language and transliteration; the double “aa” highlights the long vowel found in Persian and Urdu. Naaz conveys poised elegance with an undertone of dignified pride.