Urooj () is a Persian and Turkish unisex name meaning "rising, mounting, exaltation, ascension".
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
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