Meaning & Origin
Alternative form of Zaynab.
Zeynab is a girl's baby name of Arabic origin, a variant of Zaynab, from the Arabic Zaynab, possibly from the Arabic zayn (beauty, adornment) and ab (father), meaning 'fragrant flower' or 'beauty of the father' — the name of the Prophet Muhammad's eldest daughter.
With over 199 recorded births, Zeynab is used in Turkish and Iranian Muslim communities as the standard form of the beloved name Zaynab. Zaynab bint Muhammad was the eldest daughter of the Prophet Muhammad and his first wife Khadijah — her difficult life, including the capture and eventual death of her husband after he refused to renounce Islam, made her a figure of profound courage in early Islamic history. Zaynab, the granddaughter of the Prophet through Fatima and Ali, is particularly venerated in Shia tradition.