Obay

A Quranic Name for Boys

Obay is variant of Ubai and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Obay or Ubai, both are correct and acceptable. If you like this variant more and you'd like to pronounce it the way it is spelled (different than the original name), this is perfectly acceptable. For more details please see the main entry at: Ubai.

Full Meaning of Obay

Obay is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means “little dad”, it is a loving nickname for Abi, which means “father”. It derived from the A-B-A root which is used in many places in the Quran.

When Joseph said to his father, “O my father, indeed I have seen [in a dream] eleven stars and the sun and the moon; I saw them prostrating to me.” (Quran 12:4)