Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Job m. Hebrew אִיּוֹב, a derivative of Hebrew אוֹיֵב 'enemy'.

The name of an Old Testament character and a 10th C patriarch of Alexandria. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Job, Joob.

England
Dutch
1578 Job AuFr Brouwier; 1579 Jobius ibid. Tieone; 1580 Job ibid. Brauwiers; 1584 Job ibid. Brauwier
Walloon
1599 Job RWC p. 52
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Job". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Job.