Name
JOB

Name JOB

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 5,091 births of Job in the countries below, which represents an average of 36 births of children bearing the first name Job per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 208 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Job   
In Italiano Nome Job   
Available variant : Jób


Information about the first name Job

The first name Job is listed in our categories :The first name Job has been assigned to:
100.00% to boys
0.00% to girls
The country where the first name Job is the most common is:
BR Brazil
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 3 letters including 1 vowel and 2 consonants

Job in Japanese *

Romajijobu
Katakanaジョブ
Hiraganaじょぶ
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Job in Japanese
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Job in sign language

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Job in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Job

US English
Etymology src :
  • From Latin Iob, from Ancient Greek Ἰώβ (Iṓb), from Biblical Hebrew אִיּוֹב‎ (ʾiyyōḇ), related to אָיַב‎ (ʾāyaḇ, “to be an enemy”) and אוֹיֵב‎ (ʾōyēḇ, “enemy”).
Anagrams src :
  • obj
Pronunciation src :
  • enPR: jōb, IPA(key): /d͡ʒəʊb/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɒb/, /d͡ʒɔb/
  • Rhymes: -əʊb
  • Homophone: job (second pronunciation)
Pronunciation src :
  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: jŏb, IPA(key): /d͡ʒɒb/
  • (General American) enPR: jŏb, IPA(key): /d͡ʒɑb/
  • Rhymes: -ɒb
Proper noun src :
  • Job
  • (biblical) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
  • A male given name from Hebrew
  • (biblical) A character in the Old Testament and the Qur'an, renowned for his patience.
FR French
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ʒɔb/
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /dʒɔb/
Proper noun src :
  • Job m
  • (biblical) Job
Noun (Synonyms) src :
  • (informal) boulot
Noun (Usage notes) src :
  • This term is feminine in Quebec and some parts of Louisiana, and masculine elsewhere.
Proper noun (Derived terms) src :
  • pauvre comme Job
General
Noun src :
  • Job (plural Jobs)
  • A person who shows remarkable patience, especially in the face of great misfortune.
Noun src :
  • job m (plural jobs)
  • (Brazil, computing) job (task carried out in batch mode)
  • Synonym: tarefa
ES Spanish
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈxob/ [ˈxoβ̞]
  • Rhymes: -ob
  • Syllabification: Job
Proper noun src :
  • Job m
  • (biblical) Job (the book of the Bible)
PT Portuguese
Etymology src :
  • Unadapted borrowing from English job.
Pronunciation src :
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdʒɔbi/, /ˈdʒɔb/
SE Swedish
Anagrams src :
  • boj
Proper noun src :
  • Job c (genitive Jobs)
  • Job
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
  • jobspost
RO Romanian
Noun src :
  • job n (plural joburi)
  • job
IT Italian
Noun src :
  • job m (invariable)
  • job (employment role, computing task)
NL Dutch
Etymology src :
  • Ultimately from Latin Iob, from Ancient Greek Ἰώβ (Iṓb), from Biblical Hebrew אִיּוֹב‎.
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from English job.
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /jɔp/
  • Hyphenation: Job
  • Rhymes: -ɔp
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /dʒɔp/
  • Hyphenation: job
  • Rhymes: -ɔp
Proper noun src :
  • Job m
  • Job (the eighteenth book of the Old Testament)
  • Job (Biblical character)
  • a male given name
Noun (Usage notes) src :
  • Job is the default word for a job in Belgium. In the Netherlands baan is the default; however, job is sometimes used informally or in certain sectors (e.g. marketing), but it may also be considered pretentious due to an association with yuppies.
Proper noun (Derived terms) src :
  • jobstijding
  • zo arm als Job
DK Danish
Etymology src :
  • From English job.
Noun src :
  • job n
  • job
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): [ˈd̥jʌb̥]
DE German
Etymology src :
  • Ca. 1950, from English job.
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • Job m (strong, genitive Jobs, plural Jobs) (chiefly informal)
  • job, position, employment
  • Synonyms: Stelle, Arbeitsstelle
  • job, work, profession
  • Synonyms: Arbeit, Beruf
  • job, task, assignment
  • Synonyms: Aufgabe, Auftrag
Etymology (Pronunciation) src :
  • IPA(key): /dʒɔp/
  • Homophone: jobb
Etymology (Pronunciation) src :
  • IPA(key): /joːp/
Etymology (Proper noun) src :
  • Job m (proper noun, strong, genitive Jobs or (with an article) Job)
  • (biblical) Rare form of Hiob.
 

Popularity of the name Job

Number of JOB births per year

Popularity of the name Job
Popularity of the name Job

Total births of Job by country

Births with the first name Job
Country
Boys
Girls
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
2,100
0
NLNetherlands
2015 - 2022
1,504
0
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
992
0
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
158
0
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
87
0
CLChili
2010 - 2021
60
0
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
40
0
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
40
0
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
26
0
SISlovenia
1992 - 2022
20
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
19
0
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
15
0
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
14
0
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
6
0
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
4
0
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
3
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
2
0
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
1
0
Popularity of the name Job

Total births of Job by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Job
Country
Boys
Girls
NLNetherlands
2022
191
0
USUnited State of America
2022
15
0
CLChili
2021
2
0

Comments on the name Job

Personalities with the first name Job

There are 19 personalities with the first name Job

Job Cohen src

Kingdom of the netherlands
Jurist Politician University teacher

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Prophet of islam Preacher

Job Berckheyde src

Netherlands
Painter

Hiob Ludolf src

Germany
Writer Orientalist Philologist

Job Charnock src

Kingdom of england
Merchant

Hiob Poczajowski src

Polish–lithuanian commonwealth
Monk Eastern orthodox monk

Job Getcha (Ihor Getcha) src

Canada
Theologian Eastern orthodox priest

Job Bicknell Ellis src

United states of america
Botanist Mycologist

Job Von Witzleben src

Kingdom of prussia
Politician

Job De Ruiter (Jacob De Ruiter) src

Kingdom of the netherlands
Judge Lawyer Politician Jurist University teacher


There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Job
Full list of personalities with the first name Job

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Job

There are 53 actors and actresses with the first name Job
Job Bovelander
Job Castelijn
Job Alonso
Job Redelaar
Job Cohen
Job Stewart
Job Matusow
Job Leonoro
Job Zamora
Job Rijsdijk
Job Römer
Job Van Den Hurk
Job Schuring
Job Gavino
Job Warnaar
Job Raaijmakers
Job Zapote
Job Rademakers
Job Leij
Job Falk
Job Bremaire
Job Noso
Job Spake
Job Nicodemus
Job Sarmiento
Job Van Den Elsen
Job Seda
Job Samarin
Job Ter Burg
Job Kubatsi

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Job
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Job

Rankings of first name JOB by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#85NL Netherlands2022
#1558CL Chili2021
#2736US United State of America2022
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name JOB (female) births over the last year available in each country
Other boys' names around Job
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Other girls' names around Job
JOASIRJOASSINEJOATJOAVANAJOAVIEJOAYLAJOAYNJOAYQUELJOAYRIAJOAZINA JOB JOBAJOBAIDAJOBALJOBANJOBANAJOBANDEEPJOBANJEETJOBANNYJOBANPREETJOBAYA

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