Given name & surname

Iov

“God will establish love”

Iov is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “God will establish love.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Hebrew interpretation is “God will establish love.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.

Iov’s family of names

In Romanian usage, Iov has a conventional equivalent in the German form Ijob. In Romanian usage, Iov has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Иов. In Russian usage, Iov is a transliteration of Иов.

Walk Iov’s family in the name graph

IovИовIjob

Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Iov, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hebrew

Esav

Esav is a given name from Hebrew.

No U.S. birth series

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Hebrew · Biblical

Ishhod

“man of majesty”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Ithra

“excellence” · “abundance”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Ishpah

“jasper” · “guiding fire at the edge”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Ilán

“oak”

No U.S. birth series

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Hebrew · Biblical

Ibri

“one who transits” · “a Hebrew”

No U.S. birth series

80% boys · 20% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Igal

“he will redeem” · “he will defile”

No U.S. birth series

99% boys · 1% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Ishma

“desolate” · “desolation”

No U.S. birth series

89% boys · 11% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Iov’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.