| Pronunciation | Arabic: [ʔajˈjuːb] |
|---|---|
| Gender | male |
| Language | Arabic |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic |
| Meaning | to return to God |
| Other names | |
| Variant forms | Ayub, Ayoub, Ayoob, Eyüp, Job |
| Related names | George |
Ayyub (Arabic: أيّوب, romanized: ʾAyyūb) is the Arabic name of the Abrahamic prophet Job. Here it refers to the Islamic prophet which is mentioned in the Quran, see Job in Islam.
The spread of the name among Muslims is partly due to the fame of Saladin, founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, who was the son of Najm al-Din Ayyub.