Zainab - Meaning, Origin, Popularity & Variations

Zainab

ZAY-nahb'ZAY-nab'2 syllables
🇸🇦Arabic
Beautiful

MEANING

Fragrant flower

ORIGIN

Arabic

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Arabic زينب (Zaynab), possibly from زين ('zayn', meaning 'beauty') and أب ('ab', meaning 'father') or from زينب tree

CULTURAL NOTES

The name is significant in Islamic culture, associated with several notable figures in Islamic history.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Zainab bint Muhammad was the eldest daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, and Zainab bint Ali was the granddaughter of the Prophet.

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