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El Baz

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Meaning
  
"the falcon"

Language(s) of origin
  
Arabic

Pronunciation
  
Arabic pronunciation: [elˈbæːz]

Region of origin
  
Morocco, Algeria , Egypt, Israel, France

El-Baz (Arabic: الباز‎‎, Hebrew: אלבז‎‎, also spelled Elbaz, Al-Baz, Albaz or ElBez ([elˈbæːz]) is an Arabic surname, meaning "the falcon" ("Baz" means falcon in Arabic). It could possibly be linked to the city of Elvas (Portugal), the Spanish surname Paz and the Jewish square El Bayazin (the Falconers) in Grenada.

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It is classically found among Jewish people emanating from Morocco and Algeria.

Notable people

  • Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah bin Baz (Arabic: عبد العزيز بن عبد الله بن باز‎‎; 1910–1999), Saudi Arabian Salafi or Wahhabi Islamic scholar
  • Farouk El-Baz (Arabic: فاروق الباز‎‎; born 1938), Egyptian-American scientist
  • Osama El-Baz (Arabic: أسامة الباز‎‎; born 1931), Egyptian diplomat
  • Rania al-Baz, Saudi Arabian television presenter and domestic abuse victim

    • Elbaz

  • Alber Elbaz (born 1961, Casablanca), Moroccan-Israeli fashion designer
  • André Elbaz (born 1934, El Jadida, Morocco), Jewish Moroccan painter and filmmaker
  • Gad Elbaz (born 1982), Israeli haredi singer
  • Cheb i Sabbah (1947-2013) born Haim Serge El Baz, Jewish Algerian club DJ
  • Nathan Elbaz (1932–1954), Israel Defense Forces soldier
  • Vincent Elbaz (born 1971, Paris), Jewish French actor

    • References

    El-Baz Wikipedia
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