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Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic
Scripts صهيب(Arabic)
Pronounced Pron. soo-HIEB  [key·IPA]
Other Forms FormsSuhayb

Meaning & History

Means "brownish-red hair or complexion" in Arabic, derived from the root صَهَّبَ (sahhaba) meaning "to make brownish-red". This was the name of one of the Prophet Muhammad's companions, a former slave in the Byzantine Empire.
Added 12/15/2015 by suhaib
Edited 12/18/2023 by SeaHorse15, Evil and suhaib