Given name · Bulgarian · Ukrainian
Йов
Йов (Jov) is a masculine given name from Old Church Slavonic, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Bulgarian.
Bulgarian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Jov.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Йов comes from Old Church Slavonic, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Church Slavonic Іѡв, from Ancient Greek Ἰώβ, from Biblical Hebrew אִיּוֹב (ʔiyyōḇ).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Йов’s family of names
In Bulgarian usage, Йов has a conventional equivalent in the German form Ijob. In Ukrainian usage, Йов has a transliteration in Jov. In Bulgarian usage, Йов has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Иов.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Йов has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 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 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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