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    Posted: 05-May-2005 at 12:55
Well,my friend's grandfather comes from Asia Minor,more specifically from Prousa.
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Originally posted by Zagros Purya

Azis could be Greek (correct me if I am wrong) just because of the "is" prefix but Aziz is definately of Arabic origin. i s the s pronounced like a z or is it like an "s"?

Maybe Greeks adopted it from Ottomans, I dont know.

And I also know that Joseph is Yusuf in Arabic.



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Is there any usefull site to find more information,a scientific site,about that name?
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Originally posted by Zagros Purya

Azis could be Greek (correct me if I am wrong) just because of the "is" prefix but Aziz is definately of Arabic origin. i s the s pronounced like a z or is it like an "s"?
It is prounounced like s. 
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Posts: 8792 		  Quote Zagros Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05-May-2005 at 17:08
Originally posted by Oguzoglu

Originally posted by Zagros Purya

Azis could be Greek (correct me if I am wrong) just because of the "is" prefix but Aziz is definately of Arabic origin. i s the s pronounced like a z or is it like an "s"?

Maybe Greeks adopted it from Ottomans, I dont know.

And I also know that Joseph is Yusuf in Arabic.

^This could be true.

Sorry I meant suffix, not prefix.
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Originally posted by Spartakus

Is there any usefull site to find more information,a scientific site,about that name?

i dont know, but i'll try to find the english transilation of it

 
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