Girls' names
Zaynab
Fragrant flower
زَيْنَب
Zaynab
Fragrant flower
Sahabi / Sahabiyyagirlarabic
Pronunciation
Zaynab
Arabic
زَيْنَب
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
Quranic status
Sahabi / Sahabiyya
Alternate spellings
ZainabZaineb
Origin & meaning
Zaynab bint Jahsh, wife of the Prophet ﷺ and mother of the believers. Three of his daughters were also named Zaynab.
Notable bearers
- · Zaynab bint Jahsh
- · Zaynab bint Muhammad ﷺ
Themes
“You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).