Zainab
Meaning of Zainab
Zainab bursts onto the page like jasmine in a salsa dress. Her story starts in ancient Arabia. The name blends “zayn,” beauty, with a sweet-smelling tree, so it always arrives wearing perfume. Early history crowns her with glory as a daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, and she keeps that honor draped like a golden shawl. Poets compare every Zainab to a palm heavy with fruit—steady, generous, sun-kissed. In U.S. nurseries she dances to her own rhythm, hovering around the 600th chart spot, the hidden beat in the baby-name playlist. Say it out loud—zay-NAHB—it snaps like castanets and gleams like dawn on desert sand. Picture a modern niña who whispers Arabic lullabies at home and twirls to reggaetón in the park; Zainab fits her like a bright festival skirt. The name carries spice, strength, and stories, offering roots that run deep and petals that reach wide. It is a small word with a big fiesta inside.
Pronunciation
Arabic
- Pronunced as zay-nahb (/zaɪˈnæb/)
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Notable People Named Zainab
| Zainab Salbi is an Iraqi American women's rights activist who co-founded Women for Women International and Daughters for Earth, and hosts television shows and podcasts on women's issues. |
| Zainab al-Ghazali - Zaynab al-Ghazali was an Egyptian Muslim activist who founded the Muslim Women's Association. |
| Haja Zainab Hawa Bangura is a Sierra Leonean politician serving as Director-General of the UN Office at Nairobi since 2018 and previously held the role of UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict. |
| Zainab Abbas is a Pakistani television host, sports presenter, and former makeup artist. |
| Zainab bint Muhammad was the eldest daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his first wife, Khadijah. |
| Zainab Qayyum is a Pakistani actress and former model celebrated for her award-winning comic and antagonist roles in television. |
| Hajiya Zainab Maina served as Nigeria's Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, appointed in July 2011. |
| Zainab Al-Eqabi is an Iraqi pharmacist, para-athlete, and TV presenter in the UAE who champions disabled rights in the Middle East. |
| Zainab Chaudry is an American Muslim civil rights and political activist who serves as the Maryland Director for the Council on American–Islamic Relations. |
| Zainab Al-Suwaij is an Iraqi American activist who co-founded the American Islamic Congress and champions women's equality, civil rights, and interfaith understanding. |
| Zainab Dakingari - Zainab Usman Saidu Dakingari is the daughter of former Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and wife of former Kebbi State Governor Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari. |
| Zainab Jah is a British award-winning actress of Sierra Leonean descent, best known for her theater performances in Broadway plays like "Eclipsed." |
