Zaynab
زَيْنَبZaynab is a girl name of Arabic origin.
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Meaning of Zaynab
"Fragrant flowering plant; beauty." Name of several women central to early Islam — a daughter of the Prophet ﷺ, one of his wives, and his granddaughter Zaynab bint Ali, who gave the famous sermon in Kufa after Karbala.
Arabic root: z-y-n — (ز-ي-ن, to adorn) — possibly a fragrant flowering plant
Regional variants
"Zaynab" is classical Arabic; "Zainab" is the South Asian spelling (Pakistani/Indian); "Zeynep" is Turkish — all name the same figure. Deeply honored in Shia Muslim families for Zaynab bint Ali.
Popularity of Zaynab
2,226 U.S. births recorded from 1982–2023.
Variants & nicknames
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Famous people named Zaynab
- Zaynab bint Ali
- Zeynep Tufekci (sociologist)
Similar names
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About this page
Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Meaning and cultural context drawn from classical sources: Lisan al-Arab, Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Qur'an and Sunnah. If you spot an error, please let us know.