Urooj
| Pronunciation | UR-rooj |
|---|---|
| Gender | Feminine & Masculine |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Persian, Turkish |
| Meaning | "Rising, mounting" |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Arooj, Aroj, Aruj, Orooj |
| Variant form | Oruç (Turkish) |
Urooj (Persian: عروج) is a Persian and Turkish unisex name meaning "rising, mounting, exaltation, ascension".[1]
Other language variants
- Arrudye (Spanish)
People
Given name
- Aroj Ali Matubbar (1900–1985), Bangladeshi philosopher, humanist and rationalist
- Arooj Aftab (born 1985), Pakistani singer
- Arooj Shah (born 1978), British politician
- Oruç Aruoba (1948–2020), Turkish writer, poet, and philosopher
- Oruç Bey, Ottoman historian
- Oruç Güvenç (1948–2017), Turkish Sufi master
- Oruç Reis (1474–1518), a Barbary pirate
- Urooj Arshad (born 1975), American activist
- Urooj Ashfaq (born 1995), Indian comedian, writer, and actor
- Urooj Mumtaz (born 1985), Pakistani cricket commentator and former cricketer
References
- ^ Campbell, Mike. "User-submitted name Urooj". Behind the Name.