ابی
أُبَيّ
What Ubai means
The meaning of Ubai (ابی) is disputed: the sources do not settle it. It is used as a Muslim boy’s name. The details are below.
Ubai at a glance
- Meaning
- Meaning disputed
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- Faith
- Muslim
- Say it
- u-bai
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 4
- First letter
- U · ا
Origin and history of Ubai
Meaning disputed
A diminutive form usually linked to ab, father, or to ibāʾ, refusal (Lane); the derivation is not settled.
Rootأ ب ي
The word is real, but sources or popular claims disagree about the name. Each reading is shown with its source.
How to say and write Ubai
- Say it
- u-bai2 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Ubai
- Urdu
- ابی
- Original script
- أُبَيّ
- Other spellings
- Ubayy · Obai
- Known bearer
- Ubayy ibn Kab, Companion and reciter of the Quran
Sibling names for Ubai
Muslim girl names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Ubai.
- UfaqافقhorizonGirlArabic
- Ulaعلاhighness; eminenceGirlArabic
- Ulfatالفتaffection, intimacyGirlArabic
- Ulyaعلیاhighest; most exaltedGirlArabic
- Umaimaامیمہlittle motherGirlArabic
- Umme Abihaام ابیہاmother of her fatherGirlArabic
- Umme Aimanام ایمنmother of AymanGirlArabic
- Umme Ammaraام عمارہmother of AmmaraGirlArabic
Names like Ubai
- UbadahعبادہMeaning disputedBoyArabic
- Ubaidعبیدlittle servant (of God)BoyArabic
- Ubaidahعبیدہlittle servant (of God)BoyArabic
- Ubaidullahعبیداللہlittle servant of AllahBoyArabic
- UkashaعکاشہMeaning disputedBoyArabic
- Umairعمیرdiminutive of Umar or AmrBoyArabic
- Umarعمرlinked to life and long lifeBoyArabic
- Unaisانیسlittle companionBoyArabic
- Uqbahعقبہa turn; succession; outcomeBoyArabic
- Usaidاسیدlittle lion; lion cubBoyArabic
Questions about the name Ubai
What does the name Ubai mean?
We found no entry for Ubai in the classical dictionaries we use, so we give no meaning rather than repeat an unsourced one.
Is Ubai a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Ubai is a boy’s name.
Is Ubai a Muslim name?
Yes. Ubai is used by Muslim families. It is of Arabic origin. A diminutive form usually linked to ab, father, or to ibāʾ, refusal (Lane); the derivation is not settled.
How do you pronounce Ubai?
Say it “u-bai”: 2 syllables.
How do you write Ubai in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Ubai is written ابی. In its original script: أُبَيّ.
What are other spellings of Ubai?
Ubai is also spelled Ubayy, Obai.
Who is a famous person named Ubai?
Ubayy ibn Kab, Companion and reciter of the Quran
Is the meaning of Ubai verified?
Meaning disputed. The word is real, but sources or popular claims disagree about the name. Each reading is shown with its source. Every entry on Naam is still a draft awaiting review by a named scholar.