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Riz

Riz is a term with multiple, distinct uses in language, onomastics, and geography. In French, riz is the standard noun for rice and appears in everyday speech and culinary contexts, forming a basic part of dining and cooking vocabulary.

As a given name or nickname, Riz is used in various cultures. It is often a shortened

Riz can also appear less commonly as a surname or place name in certain regions, though these

form
of
longer
names
such
as
Rizwan
or
Rizky
and
is
found
among
South
Asian,
Middle
Eastern,
and
diaspora
communities.
A
widely
known
bearer
of
the
name
is
Riz
Ahmed
(born
1982),
a
British
actor
and
rapper
who
uses
Riz
as
part
of
his
professional
name.
uses
are
rarer
and
highly
localized.
Because
of
its
brevity
and
cross-language
familiarity,
the
combination
of
letters
Riz
can
occur
in
a
range
of
unrelated
contexts,
including
branding
or
fictional
works.