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Abaza (surname)

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Abaza is a surname.

In Russian, the surname "Абаза" (Abaza) was first recorded among noble families in 1843. It derives from Turkish abaza, meaning stupid, which was originally adopted as a nickname and then morphed into a surname. However, in a Circassian context, the Abazin people's "self-designation" Abaza is separate from this Russian/Turkish origin. The word is also the name of this people's language and of an Egyptian noble family from the same origin.

The following people share this surname:

  • Abaza clan, Egypt's largest aristocratic family, of Abazin Cicassian origins
  • Alexander Abaza (1821–1895), Russian finance minister
  • Alexey Abaza, Russian admiral
  • Arkady Abaza (1843–1915), Russian composer
  • Fekry Abaza (1896–1979), Egyptian journalist and political activist
  • Jan Abaza (b. 1995), American tennis player
  • Rushdy Abaza (1926–1980), Egyptian actor
  • Tharwat Abaza (1927–2002), Egyptian journalist and novelist
  • Yanal Abaza (b. 1976), retired Syrian association football player

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