Zaynab

zay-nab

Tree name or Arabic,"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.

Popularity of the name Zaynab

• 548 Unique 2024
• 303 England 2024

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