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Zainab - Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Zainab

[ syll. zai-nab, za-in-ab ] The girl name Zainab is pronounced ZEYAYNAEB †. Zainab's origin is Arabic, and its use, Urdu. Zainab is a variant spelling of the Arabic Zaynab.

Zainab is unusual as a baby name for girls. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Zainab include the Arabic Zaynab, the Italian and Romanian Zenobia, the Greek and Romanian Zenovia, the Greek and Russian Zinovia, the Russian Zinoviya, the name Xenobia, and the name Xenovia.



† approx English pronunciation for Zainab: Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)"


 
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