Where does the name "Azari" derive from?

Question

What is the ethnicity? What religion is it common too? Who is the most famous Azari?

Answer 1

It may derive from the name of the ancient people "Khazars". The famous Serbian writer MILORAD PAVIC dealt a lot with their history, origin and language in his novel "Dictionary of the Khazars", that si also translated to english.

The name 'Khazar' seems to be tied to a Turkic verb form meaning "wandering".In the 7th century CE they founded an independent Khaganate in the Northern Caucasus along the Caspian Sea, where over time Judaism became the state religion. At their height, they and their tributaries controlled much of what is today southern Russia, western Kazakhstan, eastern Ukraine, large portions of the Caucasus (including Dagestan, Azerbaijan, and Georgia), and the Crimea.
... more about Khazars you can find on:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khazars

Answer 2

As an addition to Fearless_Athena's answer.

Ancient Khazar became modern Azeri. They live in Azerbaijan, a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Dominant religion is Islam (Shiites). They most probably have a lot of famous people, yet I cannot tell or name anyone.

Answer 3

I only found


Azaria Gift of God
Azarious God helps

Origin: Israel