Sobah

A Quranic Name for Girls

Sobah is variant of Sauba and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Sobah or Sauba, 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: Sauba.

Full Meaning of Sobah

Sobah (also written with a Th as in Thauba) is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means “reward for good deeds”, something that God gives you in reward for a good thing you do. It is synonymous with Suwaiba. It is derived from the TH-W-B root which is used in many places in the Quran.

and so God gave them both the rewards of this life and the excellent recompense of the life to come: God loves those who do good. (Quran 3:148)