Ayub (name)

Ayub or Ayoub (Arabic: أيوب, "Job") is a masculine given name in Arabic. It appears in the Quran: see Job in Islam.

Ayub
PronunciationArabic: [ˈʔajjuːb]
GenderMale
Language(s)Arabic
Origin
Word/nameArabic
MeaningJob
Other names
Alternative spellingAyoub
Variant form(s)Eyüp
Related namesGeorge

The spread of the name among Muslims is partly due to the fame of Saladin, founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, whose name in Arabic is Salạ̄hu d-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb.

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