Gender:
Origin:
Arabic
9 famous people named Zeinab found on Wikipedia.
1122 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
5581-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
2606-th in year 1999
Used in: Persian
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.
Persian form of zaynab: beauty, a fragrant plant.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zeinab Badawi | 1959 | British broadcaster |
| 2 | Zeineb Jammeh | 1977 | First Lady of The Gambia |
| 3 | Zeinab Mamedyarova | 1983 | Azerbaijani chess player |
| 4 | Zeinab Elobeid Yousif | 1952 | |
| 5 | Zeinab Kamel Ali | Politician | |
| 6 | Zeinab Sedky | 1895 | Egyptian actress (1895-1993) |
| 7 | Zeynab Give | ||
| 8 | Zeinab Mohamed | 1995 | |
| 9 | Zeinab Kazavatova |