At a Glance
- Meaning
- Persecuted one, or returning to God
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- eye-YOOB
Ayyub is an Arabic boy's name meaning “persecuted one, or returning to God”. It appears in our list of 175+ Arabic Baby Boy Names That Are Strong and Full of Meaning.
Meaning & Origin of Ayyub
Meaning: Persecuted one, or returning to God.
Origin: Arabic.
A common claim: Patient, Arabic form of Job Actually: While Job is famous for patience in religious tradition, the name itself does not mean 'patient.'
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Ayyub
eye-YOOBIPA /aɪˈjuːb/
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