Zaynab

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
The name Zaynab means "fragrant flower" or "decorated pearl"
Scripts(How to write)
زينب
زينب(Arabic)
Pronunciation
ZAY-nab
ZIE-nab
Popularity
Zaynab is a popular name in many Muslim-majority countries such as Pakistan, Iran, and Arab countries. It is also gaining popularity in Europe and the US.

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Zaynab Name meanings & History

The name Zaynab means "fragrant flower" or "decorated pearl". Meaning uncertain. It is possibly related to Arabic زين (zayn) meaning "beauty"; it could be from the name of a fragrant flowering tree; or it could be an Arabic form of Zenobia, a name borne by a pre-Islamic queen of Palmyra. Zaynab was the name of a daughter, a granddaughter, and two wives of the Prophet Muhammad. The name Zaynab is mainly used among Muslims and is a common choice for girls born on special occasions like Eid and Ramadan.

Zodiac Sign of Zaynab: Zigzag Pisces

Synonyms of Zaynab:

Z: Zombie,Zany,Zigzag,Zen,Zodiac

A: Assertive,Aggressive,Ambitious,Action,Argumentative,Angry

Y: Youth-giving,Yen/money,Yin/Yang

N: Nitpicking,Nice,Neurosis,Nutrition,Nagging,Neat,Nervous

B: Beauty,Bashful,Bountiful,Brains

Zaynab is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Complex name
  • a Formal name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Zaynab bint Ali, the granddaughter of Prophet Muhammad and a prominent figure in Islamic history. Zaynab Alkali, a Nigerian novelist and poet.

2.) ZAYNAB (Female)

Usage:

Meanings: Very popular name derived from the name of a fragrant plant. The name was borne by a daughter of Khadija and the Prophet Muhammad, by two of Muhammad’s wives, and by his granddaughter, the daughter of Fatima and ‘Ali ibn-Abi-Talib. Having witnessed the massacre of Kerbela’ in 680, she was exiled by the Umayyads to Egypt. Her courageous calls for revenge for the atrocity led to the Umayyad downfall. The Al-Sayyida Zaynab district in Cairo is named for her. Var: Zainab. (ZAY-NAHB)


3.) Zaynab (Female)

Usage: Iranian

Meanings: (Iranian) a form of Zainab.


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