Gender:
Origin:
Arabic
33 famous people named Zainab found on Wikipedia.
5214 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
944-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
883-th in year 2017
Used in: Arabic, Indian, Pakistani
Zaynab (also spelled Zainab, Zeinab, Zinab, and in other ways; Arabic: زينب, [ˈzeːnæb, ˈziːnæb, ˈzajnab]) is a female given name meaning "a father's precious jewel", or "the adornment/beauty of the father". It is derived from the Arabic root words "zeenah" Arabic: زينة (meaning adornment, beauty) and "ab" Arabic: الآب (meaning father). It can also mean "fragrant flower". It is also closely connected to the Hebrew name 'Zenyeb' (Zeyn-abi/Zeyn-aba) which means 'Pride of [her] father'.
Zaynab is the name of the daughter and the granddaughter of the Islamic prophet Mohammad. It is believed to be a modification of the name of a pre-Islam Syrian queen that is rendered in Greek as Zenobia.
Bosnian forms of the name are "Zeineb", "Zejneb" and "Zejneba".Turkish form of the name is Zeynep.
A fragrant plant, beauty.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zainab bint Muhammad | 0600 | Eldest daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad |
| 2 | Zainab Masood | ||
| 3 | Zainab Salbi | 1969 | Iraqi American author, women's rights activist |
| 4 | Umamah bint Zainab | Granddaughter of Muhammad | |
| 5 | Zainab Qayyum | 1975 | Pakistani actor-model |
| 6 | Zainab Balogun | 1989 | Nigerian-English actress |
| 7 | Zainab Singh | Pakistani tragic love story | |
| 8 | Zainab al Ghazali | 1917 | Egyptian activist |
| 9 | Zainab Bangura | 1959 | Sierra Leonean politician |
| 10 | Zainab Sultan Begum | ||
| 11 | Zainab al-Khawaja | 1983 | Bahraini activist |
| 12 | Zainab Al Askari | 1974 | Actor and model |
| 13 | Zainab Chottani | 1982 | Pakistani designer |
| 14 | Lady Evelyn Cobbold | 1867 | British noble |
| 15 | Zainab Abdulkadir Kure | 1959 | Nigerian politician |
| 16 | Zainab Bahrani | 1962 | Iraqi archaeologist |
| 17 | Ali ibn Zainab | Muslim Sahaba | |
| 18 | Zainab Al-Eqabi | 1990 | Iraqi Motivational Speaker |
| 19 | Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa | 1950 | Nigerian Jurist and President of the Nigerian courts of appeals |
| 20 | Zainab Ahmad | ||
| 21 | Zainab Tari | ||
| 22 | Zainab Al-Suwaij | 1971 | |
| 23 | Zainab Biisheva | 1908 | Soviet writer |
| 24 | Zainab Bakkour | 1978 | Olympic long-distance runner |
| 25 | Zainab Chaudry | ||
| 26 | Zainab Mohammed | ||
| 27 | Zainab Amir Gama | Tanzanian politician | |
| 28 | Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu | ||
| 29 | Zainab al-Nafzawiyya | ||
| 30 | Zainab Majid | ||
| 31 | Tengku Zainab | 1917 | Queen of Malaysian |
| 32 | Zainab Selamat | ||
| 33 | Zainab Abdulhadi AlQaidoom | 1997 |