Tuba (given name) explained

Gender:	female
Language:	Arabic
Origin:	Arabic: طُوبَى
Anglicisation:	Tooba, Touba, Toba
Variant Forms:	Tuğba (in Turkish)

Tuba (also Anglicised as Tooba, Touba, or less frequently Toba; Arabic: طُوبَى|translit=Ṭūbā|lit=blessedness^[1]) is a female name of Arabic origin. It has been common since the 1970s in Turkey, where it is often spelt Tuğba (and that spelling has the same pronunciation as Tuba in Turkish),^[2] but it has also been used in other parts of the Muslim world, notably in Pakistan, where it is spelled Urdu: طوبیٰ in Urdu. This name derives from Ṭūbā, a tree that Muslims believe grows in heaven.^[2] Other meanings ascribed are "blessedness", "good news", "pure beauty","delightful" and "life".

People

Toba

• Toba Khedoori (born 1964), Australian artist of Iraqi heritage

Tooba

• Tooba Siddiqui (born 1984), Pakistani model
• Tooba Syed (born 1991), Pakistani feminist

Tuba

• Hilal Tuba Tosun Ayer (born 1970), Turkish female referee
• Tuba Büyüküstün (born 1982), Turkish television and film actress
• Tuba Dokur (born 1992), Turkish ice hockey player
• Tuba Ünsal (born 1981), Turkish actress and model
• Tuba Yenen (born 1991), Turkish karateka

Tuğba

• Ahu Tuğba (real name Tuğba Çetin, born 1963), Turkish actress
• Tuğba Danışmaz (born 1999), Turkish long jump and triple jump athlete
• Tuğba Daşdemir (born 1987), Turkish skier
• Tuğba Ekinci (born 1974), Turkish pop singer
• Tuğba Karademir (born 1985), Turkish figure skater
• Tuğba Karakaya (born 1991), Turkish middle distance runner
• Tuğba Karataş (born 1992), Turkish footballer
• Tuğba Önal (born 1974), Turkish singer
• Tuğba Özay (born 1978), Turkish model-turned-singer and a famous star in Turkey
• Tuğba Özerk, Turkish singer
• Tuğba Palazoğlu (born 1980), Turkish professional basketball player
• Tuğba Şenoğlu (born 1998), Turkish volleyball player
• Tuğba Taşçı (born 1984), Turkish professional basketball player
• Tuğba Yurt (born 1987), a Turkish singer

Notes and References

1. http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=13&verse=29 English Translations of Verse 13:29 of the Koran.
2. Derya Duman. "A Characterization of Turkish Personal Name Inventory". International Journal of the Sociology of Language. 165 (2004), p. 165. Retrieved 15 December 2011.