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 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.

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