Job - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Job \job\ is pronounced johb. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "persecuted". Biblical: a man called by God "blameless and upright". Job is proverbial as an example of patience under trial.

Job has 3 variant forms: Joab, Jobe and Joby.

Baby names that sound like Job are Jeb, Ab, Eb, Gib, Ib, Joop and Web.

Job is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Job. Click here to compare Job with related baby names.