Zaynab
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 Jahshcousin and wife of Muhammad
- Zaynab bint Khuzaymawife of Muhammad
- Zaynab bint Alidaughter of the Rashid Caliph and Fatimah bint Muhammad; granddaughter of Muhammad
- Zaynab Ibrahim Mahfuzbirth name of Samia Gamal, Egyptian belly dancer and actress
- Zaynab AlkaliNigerian novelist
- Zaynab FawwazLebanese poet and novelist
- Zaynab bint ʿUmar b. alKindī, 13th century Syrian Islamic scholar