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 [ 1 syll. job, jo-b ] The boy name Job is pronounced as JHAAB or JHOWB KEY. Job is a Dutch and English name of Hebrew origin. Biblical name: The name is of the meaning persecuted, hated. Iyyobh (Hebrew) is an older form of Job. The name was borne in the Bible by the central figure of the Book of Job, a man of great faith and patience who was put to the test by God. The name was adopted by 17th century English Puritans, but it fell into disuse by the late 19th century. The name Jobina (English) is the female form of Job. Hiob (German), Ijob (German), Iyov (Hebrew), and Jop (Dutch) are variants of Job. Jobe (English variant spelling) is another form of Job. Job is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Job include Jobe (English), Jaap (Dutch), Jeff (English), Jepp (English), Jeppe (Scandinavian), Joesph (English), Joop (Dutch), Jop (Dutch), Jove (English), Jupp (German), Geof (English), Geoff (English), Gibb (English), Giove (Italian), Jacob (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian), Jakab (Hungarian), Jakeb (English), Jakiv (Russian), Jakob (English, German, and Scandinavian), and Jakov (Hungarian, Russian, and Slavic). KEY: Pronunciation for Job: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)"   |
