Save Gender Feminine Usage Kazakh (Rare) Scripts Ұлбөбек(Kazakh) ۇلبوبەك(Kazakh Arabic) Pronounced Pron. uwl-buu-BUUK [key·IPA] Meaning & History Means "baby boy" from Kazakh ұл (ul) "son, boy" and бөбек (böbek) "baby, newborn". This name was traditionally given to girls when her family was expecting a boy in hopes that the next child of the family would be male.