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أُبَيّ
Ubayy
u-BAYY
“A classical companion's name.”
About Ubayy
Ubayy is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "a classical companion's name" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
A classical Arabic name whose lexical meaning is not settled; this entry does not guess at it. Borne by Ubayy ibn Ka'b, a companion of the Prophet ﷺ and one of the foremost early reciters of the Qur'an.
Used in Pakistan and the Arab world by families choosing companion names.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Ubai, Ubay, Ubaiy
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Ubayy is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Ubayy before.
- Ubayy ibn Ka'b (d. c. 649 CE), companion of the Prophet ﷺ and Qur'an reciter
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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“Servant of the Wise.”
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“Servant of the Bestower.”
Common questions about Ubayy
- What does the name Ubayy mean?
- Ubayy (أُبَيّ) means "A classical companion's name". A classical Arabic name whose lexical meaning is not settled; this entry does not guess at it. Borne by Ubayy ibn Ka'b, a companion of the Prophet ﷺ and one of the foremost early reciters of the Qur'an.
- Is Ubayy a name from the Qur'an?
- Ubayy does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Ubayy a boy or a girl name?
- Ubayy is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Ubayy come from?
- Ubayy is an Arabic name, built on the root letters —. Used in Pakistan and the Arab world by families choosing companion names.
- How is Ubayy spelled?
- Ubayy is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (أُبَيّ) is also written Ubai, Ubay, and Ubaiy. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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