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Baby Name Zaynab |
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| Meaning of Zaynab - What does the name Zaynab means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| zay-nahb |  |
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Girl Name |
| Origin: |
Muslim/Arabic |
| Name Meaning: |
Very popular name derived from the name of a fragrant plant. The name was borne by a daughter of Khadlja and the Prophet Muhammad, by two of Muhammad's wives, and by his granddaughter, the daughter of Fatima and 'Ali ibn-Abi-Talib. Having witnessed the massacre of Kerbela' in 680, she was exiled by the Umayyads to Egypt. Her courageous calls for revenge for the atrocity led to the Umayyad downfall. The Al-Sayyida Zaynab district in Cairo is named for her |
| Variants: | Zainab |
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