- Meaning
- A fragrant flowering tree
- Arabic
- زينب
- Say it
- ZAY-nab
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
About the meaning
The usual explanation, but not the only one: some link it to zayn, beauty, or read it as adornment of the father. Zaynab bint Jahsh was called Barra (righteous) and the Prophet renamed her Zaynab (Sahih Muslim).
Famous people with this name
- Zaynab, the eldest daughter of the Prophet
- Zaynab bint Jahsh, wife of the Prophet
- Zaynab bint Ali, granddaughter of the Prophet, who spoke out after Karbala
Other spellings
Zainab, Zeinab, Zineb, Zeynep
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Questions about Zaynab
What does Zaynab mean?
Zaynab means: A fragrant flowering tree. The usual explanation, but not the only one: some link it to zayn, beauty, or read it as adornment of the father. Zaynab bint Jahsh was called Barra (righteous) and the Prophet renamed her Zaynab (Sahih Muslim).
Is Zaynab in the Quran?
No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.
Is Zaynab a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Zaynab is a girl’s name.
How do you write Zaynab in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Zaynab is written زينب.