The story behind Ayub
From Arabic أَيُّوب (ʔayyūb).
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Malay entry
From Arabic أَيُّوب (ʔayyūb).
Pronunciation
Indonesian; Standard-Indonesian: /ˈajub/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Indonesian; Standard-Indonesian: [ˈa.jʊp̚]
- Malay: [a.jop]
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Names Similar to Ayub
Ayoub
A male given name from Arabic [in turn from Hebrew], variant of Ayyub, equivalent to English Job.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends B
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ayyūb
Borrowed from Classical Persian اَیُّوب (ayyūb), from Arabic أَيُّوب (ʔayyūb), from Biblical Hebrew אִיּוֹב (ʾiyyōḇ).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends B
- same syllable count
- similar length
Nayib
Borrowed from Arabic نَجِيب (najīb).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends B
- same syllable count
- similar length
Śoeb
Borrowed from Classical Persian شُعَیْب (šu'ayb), from Arabic شُعَيْب (šuʕayb), from the root ش ع ب (š ʕ b).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends B
- same syllable count
- similar length
ʔayyūb
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אִיּוֹב (ʾiyyōḇ).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends B
- same syllable count
- similar length
Adəm
From Arabic آدَم (ʔādam).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Ayub
Aaliyah
Popularized by American singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001). Transliteration of Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abbas
From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, “one who frowns a lot; untamed lion”), from عَبَسَ (ʕabasa, “to frown”), the title of the eightieth sura of the Qur'an. From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Ayub
Bağır
From Arabic بَاقِر (bāqir).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends R
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Barack
Anglicized spelling, used by Luo speakers, of Barak, ostensibly as an Old Testament name. A cognate of the biblical Baruch.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Barak
From Hebrew בָּרָק (“lightning”). From Arabic بَارَك (bārak, “he who is blessed”). Cognate with the biblical name Baruch of Hebrew origin. The usage of the root ب ر ك (b r k)…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length