Zaynab (name)

Zaynab (also spelled Zainab, Zeinab, Zeynab, Zinab, Zeineb, and in other ways; Arabic: زينب‎, [ˈzeːnæb, ˈziːnæb, ˈzajnab]) is a female given name meaning "fragrant flower". 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.^[1] It is also closely connected to the Hebrew name 'Zenyeb' (Zeyn-abi/Zeyn-aba) which means 'Pride of [her] father'.

Bosnian forms of the name are "Zeineb", "Zejneb" and "Zejneba".
Turkish form of the name is Zeynep.

Famous people called Zaynab include:

• Zaynab bint Muhammad, daughter of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid and Muhammad
• Zaynab bint Ali, daughter of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the sister of Husayn ibn Ali, and granddaughter of Muhammad
• Zaynab bint Khuzayma, a wife of Muhammad
• Zaynab bint Jahsh, a wife of Muhammad
• Zaynab an-Nafzawiyyat, an influential figure in the Almoravid movement
• Zeinab Badawi, Sudanese-British television and radio journalist for the BBC
• Zainab Masood, a character in the British TV soap opera EastEnders

References

1. "Islamic / Muslim Girls Names". The Milli Gazette. Jan 2000.