Zaynab

Zaynab (Arabic: زينب, [ˈzeːnæb, ˈziːnæb, ˈzajnab]), and variant spellings, is an Arabic female given name meaning 'a flower in the desert'.^{[citation needed]}

Zainab bint Muhammad was a daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Zaynab bint Ali was a granddaughter, two of his wives were Zaynab bint Jahsh and Zaynab bint Khuzayma.

In 2021, the Chicago Tribune found that Zeinab was the most popular name for girls among names unusually frequent in Michigan, "17.2 times more common than nationwide."^[1]

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

Other variants are Zainab, Zaenab, Zayneb, Zeinab, Zenab, Zineb, Zinab, Zynab, Zaineb, Zeynab and Zeynep.

Zainab Abbas (born 1988), Pakistani sports presenter
Zaynab Abd al-Razzaq (born 1938), Moroccan lawyer and the first female judge in Morocco
Zaynab al-Awadiya, medieval physician
Zainab Ahmad (born 1980), American prosecutor
Zainab Ahmed (born 1960), Nigerian politician
Zeinab Badawi (born 1959), Sudanese-British television and radio journalist for the BBC
Zaynab bint Al-Harith (died 629), Jewish woman who poisoned Muhammad
Zaynab bint Ali (c. 626–682), daughter of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the sister of Husayn ibn Ali, and granddaughter of Muhammad
Zaynab bint Jahsh (c. 590–641), a wife of Muhammad
Zaynab bint Khuzayma (c. 596 – 625), a wife of Muhammad
Zainab bint Muhammad (600-629), daughter of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid and Muhammad. Mother of Umamah wife of Ali Ibn Abi Talib.
Zainab Biisheva (1908–1996), Bashkir poet and writer
Zainab Chottani (born 1982), Pakistan-based fashion designer
Zainab Cobbold (1876–1963), Lady Evelyn Cobbold, Anglo-Scot convert to Islam
Zaynab Dosso (born 1999), Italian sprinter
Zeinab Sade Elhawary, American politician and community organizer
Zainab Fasiki (born 1994), Moroccan graphic artist, activist for women's rights and mechanical engineer
Zeynab Jalalian (born 1982), Kurdish Iranian, often described as a political activist
Zainab Johnson, American actress and comedian
Zainab Khawla (born 1969), Syrian politician
Zainab al-Khawaja (born 1983), Bahraini human rights activist
Zainab Masood, character in the British TV soap opera EastEnders
Zaynab an-Nafzawiyyah (died 1072), influential figure in the Almoravid movement
Zeinab Soleimani (born 1991), manager of the Qasem Soleimani Foundation International, daughter of Qasem Soleimani
Zainab Salbi (born 1969), American activist
Zainab Tari, (a queen of Sindh)
Raja Perempuan Zainab II, queen consort of Kelantan, Malaysia

People with the name

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