Comments for the name Job

Pronounced not JOB but JO-b.

Many people don't seem to understand that o in the pronunciation key is pronounced Oh making JOB pronounced Johb.

Job was not mistreated by God, rather God was confident that Job would not turn on Him, no matter the circumstances. As a result, when Satan asked to hurt Job, God allowed it, but didn't cause it.

This name was used for past generations in my family and my father informed me that it was pronounced like: Jobe.

Its Arabic version Ayub sounds much better and is popular among the Durzi population.

Job is one of my favorite books in the Bible. Especially Chapters 38-41, when God speaks to Job. It's a hard read and can be really depressing, but it's quite insightful. (Of course, I'd never name my kid Job, however much I like the book)

Good Job. Get a Job. I wouldn't want to name a person Job. He'll probably get teased.

Job is the young boy in Children of the Corn who helps 'the outlanders' Bert and Vicky.

Pronounced jo-b.

Why exactly would any sane person name their son after an unfortunate character in the Bible? Even the meaning of the name is depressing, and the name is spelled like the English word 'job'. I bet many kids in school would write 'hand' or 'blow' in front of it. This name would be a ridiculously obvious statement of being very, very religious indeed.

"Gob" Bluth (pronounced like the name "Job") is a character on the television series Arrested Development, this nickname reflects his initials GOB.

To a religious person, a name that is a reflection of their faith would not be considered a negative thing. I would have thought that was "ridiculously obvious", but apparently not.

Though, however good the book might be, I confess that I find the name unattractive. It simply doesn't sound very nice and its meaning isn't particularly desirable either. Not to mention it would be annoying to have in an English-speaking country seeing how it's spelled like the word for someone's professional occupation and almost no one would pronounce it properly.

That Job offered his two adolescent daughters to the hostile mob at Sodom in the place of the two angels (whom he'd just met) makes me loathe this name. Some father *he* was, offering his girls to be raped and traumatized!

Wrong, Job did not offer his two daughters to a mob in Sodom & Gomorrah, that was Lot. You guys should make sure you have your facts straight before you post stuff because it just makes you look foolish!

Job Berckheyde (1630-1693) was a Dutch painter.

The "Song of Job" by the band Seatrain is a great song, and I learned of the story of Job from it. I'm not even religious but the song is just lovely, you must listen! :D

Job was tested by god, and when he passed the test god granted him more than he had had before. It's a name that to me means overcoming adversity.

The only time I've ever heard people mispronounce Job was small children that weren't familiar with the book in the bible.

The english name came as many from a mistake. The Bible was first printed in Germany. When it was translated into English the name remained in the german form. So Job Should have been translated Iob since J is pronounced as I in german.
Ps: usually the simplest solution is the correct one;