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.

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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