Souban

A Quranic Name for Boys

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

Full Meaning of Souban

Souban 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.

And when We made the House (at Makka) a resort for mankind and sanctuary, (saying): Take as your place of worship the place where Abraham stood (to pray). (Quran 2:125)