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Yaqub

يَعْقُوب/ ya-qoob /

The patient father — waited years for word of his lost son.

Names that mean Patience

  • يُوسُفYusuf
  • إِسْماعيلIsmail
  • زَكَرِيّاZakariya
  • أَيُّوبAyyub
  • يُونُسYounes

Names that travel

  • نُورNoor
  • مُحَمَّدMohammed
  • عُمَرOmar
  • عَلِيّAli
  • يُوسُفYusuf
  • ليلىLayla
  • أَحْمَدAhmad
  • فاطِمةFatima
From the book
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Popularity
A rarer find
Travels in English
Yes
Quranic
Yes
Variants
Yacoub, Jacob
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