Given name · Russian
Иов
“God will establish love”
Иов is a masculine given name, possibly from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Job.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Иов is Iov written in Cyrillic. One Hebrew interpretation is “God will establish love.”
Explained through its name family
Иов’s family of names
In Russian usage, Иов has a conventional equivalent in the English form Job. In Russian usage, Иов has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form GIOBBE. In Russian usage, Иов has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form HIOB.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Иов has relatives in 17 languages. Lines run from its Biblical Hebrew roots to each of them.
11 related names in 17 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- JobPolish, Latin
- IjobGerman
- HiobPolish, German
- GiobbeItalian
- איובHebrew
- ΙώβGreek
- ЙовBulgarian, Ukrainian
- أيوبArabic
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See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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