Tuba (given name)

Tuba (also Anglicised as Tooba, Touba, or less frequently Toba; Arabic: طُوبَى, romanized: Ṭūbā, lit. 'blessedness'^[1]) is a female name of Arabic origin. It has been common since the 1970s in Turkey,^[2] 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 طوبیٰ in Urdu. This name derives from Ṭūbā, a tree that Muslims believe grows in heaven.^[2] By etymology, this word is borrowed from Syriac Aramaic ܛܘܼܒ݂ܵܐ ṭūḇā meaning blessedness. Other meanings ascribed are "good news", "pure beauty","delightful" and "life".^{[citation needed]}