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Joby - Meaning of Joby
What does Joby mean?
[ 2 syll. jo-by, job-y ] The baby girl name Joby is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced JHOWBiy- †. Joby is of English and Hebrew origin. It is used mainly in English. From Hebrew roots, its meaning is 'afflicted, persecuted'.
Joby is a familiar form of the English Jobeth.
Forms of Joby include the name Joba, the name Jobea, the name Jobee, the name Jobey, the English Jobi, the name Jobie, the name Jobina, the name Jobita, and the English Jodie.
Joby is not popular as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.
Baby names that sound like Joby include Jobey, Jobi, Jobie, Jabi, Jaffa, Japa, Javanne, Jeffie, Jobee, Josephe, Jovee, Jovey, Jovi, Jovie, Jovy, Gibby, Giva, Givah, Jijabai, and Josepha.
† Pronunciation for Joby: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"
