boy name · Source-indexed record
Sobaan
ثوبان
Sobaan is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means to return to Allah, to repent. It is derived from the TH-W-B root (reward, repentance, return, resort) which is used in many places in the Quran.
- Arabic spelling
- ثوبان
- Pronunciation
- SOH-bahnAuto-generated reading guide
- Origin
- QuranicSource-stated
- Gender
- boy
- First letter
- S
- Source
- Muslim Names Dataset (CC0 1.0)
About Sobaan
Sobaan is listed in the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset as a male name. The source records its meaning as “Sobaan is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means to return to Allah, to repent. It is derived from the TH-W-B root (reward, repentance, return, resort) which is used in many places in the Quran.”. Its origin label is stated directly in the source text. Its reader-friendly phonetic spelling is generated deterministically from the published transliteration and should be reviewed for names with complex or region-specific pronunciation.
Meaning and Arabic spelling are sourced from the Muslim Names Dataset or, where provided, the record-specific provenance URL. Origin labels are source-stated where available or transparently inferred from the published script or etymological signal. Phonetic respellings are generated reading guides, not native-speaker recordings. See Sources & methodology for data limitations.