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.

Zaynab Popularity

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