Rida ( Arabic: رضا, romanized: Riḍā, also transcribed as Ridha, Reda, Redha or Roda) is an Arabic name which literally means "the fact of being pleased or contented; contentment, approval". ^[1] In the Arab world, the name is neutral and not one used only by a particular sect, and is used widely by Arab Christians and Arab Druze. According to Annemarie Schimmel, "riḍā is closely related to shukr"; "shukr" is an Arabic term denoting thankfulness and gratitude. ^[2]

The Iranian Persian version of this name is Reza, the Turkish one is Rıza, the Azerbaijani one is Rza and the Urdu one is Raza.

People

• Ali al-Rida, eighth Twelver Shi'a Imam

Rida, Ridha, Reda, Redha, Roda

• Rida Al Abdullah, Iraqi singer
• Rida Lah Douliazale, Moroccan footballer
• Rida al-Rikabi, Syrian politician
• Rida Said, Syrian physician
• Rida Zouhir, Canadian soccer player
• Ridha Behi, Tunisian director and producer
• Ridha Belhaj (politician), Tunisian politician
• Ridha Belkadi, Tunisian chess player
• Ridha Charfeddine, Tunisian politician
• Ridha Grira, Tunisian politician
• Ridha Jalil, Iraqi footballer
• Ridha Jawad Taqi, Iraqi politician
• Ridha Jlassi, Tunisian football supporter
• Ridha Rouatbi, Tunisian footballer
• Ridha Saidi, Tunisian politician
• Reda Aadel, Moroccan cyclist
• Reda Abdel Aal, Egyptian football player and coach
• Réda Abdenouz, Algerian athlete
• Reda Acimi, Algerian football player
• Reda Agourram, Moroccan born-Canadian football player
• Reda El Amrani, Moroccan tennis player
• Reda El Azab, Egyptian football player
• Réda Babouche, Algerian football player
• Reda El-Batoty, Egyptian weightlifter
• Reda Bellahcene, French football player
• Reda Benbaziz, Algerian boxer
• Reda Benchehima, Algerian fence
• Réda Benzine, Algerian athlete
• Reda Boultam, Dutch football player
• Reda Benhadj Djillali, Algerian football player
• Reda Doumaz, Algerian musical artist
• Reda Ereyahi, Moroccan football player
• Reda Haikal, Egyptian volleyball player
• Reda Hajhouj, Moroccan football player
• Reda Hegazy, Egyptian politician
• Reda Helal, Egyptian journalist
• Reda Jaadi, Belgium-born Moroccan football player
• Reda Kateb, French actor
• Reda Khadra, German football player
• Reda Kharchouch, Dutch football player
• Reda Mansour, Israeli historian and diplomat
• Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed, Egyptian Air Force officer
• Reda Rhalimi, Moroccan basketball player
• Réda Sayah, Algerian football player
• Reda Seyam, German-Egyptian militant
• Reda Shehata, Egyptian football player
• Reda Slim, Moroccan football player
• Reda Al Tawarghi, Libyan football player
• Reda Wardi, French rugby union player
• Reda El-Weshi, Egyptian football player
• Reda Yadi, Algerian swimmer
• Reda Zeguili, Algerian handball coach
• Redha Hamiani, Algerian politician
• Redha Malek, Algerian Former Prime Minister
• Redha al-Najar, Tunisian prisoner
• Redha Tukar, Saudi Arabian footballer
• Roda Antar, Lebanese footballer

Reza (Iranian Persian)

Rıza (Turkish)

• Rıza Çalımbay, Turkish footballer
• Rıza Doğan
• Rıza Maksut İşman
• Rıza Kayaalp (born 1989), Turkish wrestler
• Rıza Kocaoğlu
• Rıza Nur, Turkish politician
• Rıza Şen, Turkish footballer
• Rıza Tevfik Bölükbaşı
• Rıza Türmen (born 1941), Turkish judge and politician
• Rıza Tuyuran, Turkish footballer
• Rıza Yıldırım (born 1987), Turkish wrestler

Rza (Azerbaijani)

• Rza Tahmasib
• Rza Valibeyov

Raza (Urdu)

• Raza Saqib Mustafai
• Ahmed Raza Khan

Surname

• Ghaleb Rida, Lebanese basketball player
• Hadem Rida, Palestinian politician
• Rashid Rida, Syrian scholar
• Mahmoud Reda, Egyptian dancer and choreographer
• Hanan Redha, Bahraini singer

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