Ubay, name meaning in Islam
Ubay means a name of the Arabs. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it comes from and names like it.
Boy name · Arabic
أُبَيّ
Ubay
A name of the Arabs
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- Arabic
- أُبَيّ
- Say it
- u-BAY
- Root
- Not certain
- In the Quran
- No
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Meaning
Ubay, explained
Ubay (أُبَيّ) is an Arabic name for boys. It means a name of the Arabs. Parents choose it for the companion Ubay ibn Kab.
Is Ubay in the Quran?
No. Ubay is not a word in the Quran. A name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good. The Prophet ﷺ changed names with bad meanings and kept names with good ones.1
How to say and write Ubay
Say it u-BAY. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Ubayy and Ubai. In Arabic it is written with 3 letters, from right to left: أ alif with hamza + ب ba + ي ya.
Choosing Ubay
Ubay is a name with a good meaning, which is what the Sunnah asks for. The Prophet ﷺ said: "The most beloved of your names to Allah are Abdullah and Abdur-Rahman",3 and after these, any name with a good meaning is a sound choice. With the father's name it becomes Ubay bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
Famous people named Ubay
- Ubay ibn Kab, scribe of the revelation and a master reciter of the Quran
Names like Ubay
- Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
- Sahih Muslim 2315.
- Sahih Muslim 2132.
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Questions
Good to know
What does Ubay mean in Islam?
Ubay (أُبَيّ) means a name of the Arabs. It is an Arabic name for boys.
Is Ubay in the Quran?
No, the name Ubay is not in the Quran, but it has a good meaning, so it is fine to use.
Is Ubay a boy or girl name?
Ubay is used as a boy's name.
How do you write Ubay in Arabic?
Ubay is written أُبَيّ in Arabic, said u-BAY.
Is it Ubay or Ubayy?
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, أُبَيّ. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.