Azéma

Azéma (and variations like: Azema, Azem, Azemar) is a French surname. It derives from the pre 7th Century personal name "Aethelmaer", a compound of the elements "aethel", meaning noble, and "maer", which means famous.^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

• Agénor Azéma de Montgravier (1805–1863), French archaeologist
• Anne Azéma (born 1957), French-born soprano and artistic director
• Claude Azéma (1943–2021), French auxiliary bishop of Montpellier
• David Azéma (born 1960), French businessman
• Étienne Azéma (1776–1851), French poet, playwright, and writer of fables
• Franck Azéma (born 1971), French rugby player
• Georges Azéma (1821–1864), French historian from Réunion
• Henri Azéma (1861–1932), physician, journalist, and author from Réunion
• Jean-Baptiste Azéma (died 1745), colonial governor of Réunion
• Jean-Henri Azéma (1913–2000), French poet, father of Jean-Pierre
• Jean-Pierre Azéma (1937–2025), French historian
• Léon Azéma (1888–1978), French architect, employed as "Architect of the City of Paris"
• Lucie Azema (born 1989), French journalist, long-distance traveller, and feminist
• Manon Azem (born 1990), French actress
• Mazaé Azéma (1823–1886), French politician and doctor
• Sabine Azéma (born 1949), French film actress and director