Gender:
Origin:
Arabic
13 famous people named Zaynab found on Wikipedia.
1618 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
1601-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
1541-th in year 2016
Used in: Arabic
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 | Zaynab bint Ali | 0626 | Sahaba |
| 2 | Zaynab bint Jahsh | 0592 | Cousin and wife of Muhammad |
| 3 | Zaynab bint Khuzayma | 0595 | Wive of Muhammad |
| 4 | Zaynab Khadr | 1979 | Member of the Khadr family |
| 5 | Zaynab Alkali | 1950 | Writer |
| 6 | Zaynab bint ʿUmar b. al-Kindī | Islamic traditionist | |
| 7 | Zaynab bint Madhun | ||
| 8 | Zaynab an-Nafzawiyyah | Berber woman | |
| 9 | Zaynab Fawwaz | 1860 | |
| 10 | Lalla Zaynab | Algerian Sufi religious leader | |
| 11 | Zaynab Dosso | 1999 | |
| 12 | Zaynab al-Mariyya | Spanish writer | |
| 13 | Zaynab Matitu Vulu | Tanzanian politician |