Zaynab - Meaning of Zaynab

What does Zaynab mean?

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Zaynab

[ 2 syll. zay-nab, za-yn-ab ] The baby girl name Zaynab is pronounced ZEY-NaeB †. Zaynab's origin, as well as its use, is in the Arabic language. The name means 'fragrant or beautiful plant'.

Variation transcriptions of Zaynab include Zainabu (African and Swahili), Zayna (Arabic), and Zeinab (Arabic).

Zein (diminutive in Arabic) and Zainab (variant spelling in Arabic and Urdu) are other forms of Zaynab.

See also the related categories, plant (forest), beautiful (fair), fragrant, and arabic.

Zaynab is a rare baby girl name. It is not listed in the top 1000. In 2018, out of the family of girl names directly linked to Zaynab, Zainab was the most frequently used.

Baby names that sound like Zaynab include Zainab, Zeinab, Zambey, Zambi, Zambie, Zamby, Zimbab, Zimbob, Zymbab, Zymbob, Zambee, Zenobe, Zenobee, Zenobey, Zenobie, Zenoby, Xenobe, Xenobee, Xenobey, and Xenobie.

† English pronunciation for Zaynab: Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)"