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Ayuba

/ah-YOO-bah/Hausa · a boy’s name

Hausa form of Arabic Ayyub, the Qur'anic/Biblical Job, traditionally associated with patience and steadfastness.

How to say it
ah-YOO-bah
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

AyubaAyyuba

Nicknames & short forms

Yuba