Zaynab

zay-nab

Arabic, tree name or "beauty, grace"

"beauty, grace"

Zaynab Origin and Meaning

The name Zaynab is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "beauty, grace".

Zaynab, from the Arabic word for beauty and the name of a flowering tree, was the name of a granddaughter, daughter and two wives of the Prophet Muhammed. Related names include the simplified forms Zaina and Zayna and the Swahili-inflected Zainabu, along with possibly Zenobia, a name related to the Greek mythological god Zeus. Zaynab is one of the most popular Muslim girls' names around the world.

Zaynab Popularity

• 505 Unique 2023
• 300 England 2023

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Famous People Named Zaynab

• Zaynab bint Jahsh cousin and wife of Muhammad
• Zaynab bint Khuzayma wife of Muhammad
• Zaynab bint Ali daughter of the Rashid Caliph and Fatimah bint Muhammad; granddaughter of Muhammad
• Zaynab Ibrahim Mahfuz birth name of Samia Gamal, Egyptian belly dancer and actress
• Zaynab Alkali Nigerian novelist
• Zaynab Fawwaz Lebanese poet and novelist
• Zaynab bint ʿUmar b. al Kindī, 13th century Syrian Islamic scholar