El-Baz

El-Baz (Arabic: الباز‎, Hebrew: אלבז‎‎, also spelled Elbaz, Al-Baz, Albaz, Arabic pronunciation: [elˈbæːz]) is an Arabic surname, meaning "the falcon" ("Baz" means falcon both in Hebrew and Arabic). It is classically found among Jewish people emanating from Morocco.

Notable people

• Osama El-Baz (Arabic: أسامة الباز‎; born 1931), an Egyptian diplomat
• Farouk El-Baz (Arabic: فاروق الباز‎; born 1938), an Egyptian-American scientist

Elbaz

• Hatem Elbaz (born 1975), an Egyptian Canadian hotelier
• Alber Elbaz (born 1961, Casablanca), a Moroccan-Israeli fashion designer
• André Elbaz (born 1934, El Jadida, Morocco), a Jewish Moroccan painter and filmmaker
• Gad Elbaz (born 1982), an Israeli haredi singer
• Nathan Elbaz (1932–1954), an Israel Defense Forces soldier
• Vincent Elbaz (born 1971, Paris), a Jewish French actor

See also

• Baz (disambiguation)
• Albats

References