Tuba (given name)
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Tuba or Tuğba (also transliterated as Toba, Tooba, or Touba; Arabic: طُوبَىٰ, Ṭūbā, lit. "blessedness"[1]) is a female given name of Arabic origin common in Turkey.[2] It derives from the ṭūbā tree that Muslims believe grows in heaven.[2] Other meanings ascribed are "blessedness", "good news", "pure beauty","delightful" and "life".[citation needed] The name is a modern Arabic borrowing into Turkish and has become a common female name in Turkey since the 1970s.[2] It is often spelt Tuğba there, and that spelling has the same pronunciation as Tuba.
People
- Toba or Tooba
- Toba Khedoori (born 1964), Australian artist
- Tooba Siddiqui (born 1984), Pakistani model
- 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
Places
- Masjid-e-Tooba, in Karachi, Pakistan
- Tuba Shahi Mosque, in Baku, Azerbaijan
- Touba, city in Senegal
References
- ^ English Translations of Verse 13:29 of the Koran. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ a b c Derya Duman. "A Characterization of Turkish Personal Name Inventory". International Journal of the Sociology of Language. 165 (2004), p. 165. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
See also
- Chief Tuba (also Tuvi or Toova) (1810–1887), Hopi leader in the late 19th century
- Tuba, brass musical instrument
- Tuba (disambiguation)
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