Given name & surname · also Latin
Hiob
“persecuted”
Hiob is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Polish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hiob goes back to Latin Iob, meaning “persecuted.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Hiob comes from Latin, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Polish usage, Hiob developed from Ἰώβ.
Hiob’s family of names
In Polish usage, Hiob developed from the Ancient Greek form Ἰώβ. In Polish usage, Hiob has a conventional equivalent in the German form Ijob. In Polish usage, Hiob has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Иов.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Hiob has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Hiob
- Hiob LudolfGerman orientalist (1624-1704)
- HiobUkrainian priestborn 1964
- Job1938–2020
- Iov Anzersky1635–1720
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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