Zeynab
An Arabic name meaning "fragrant flower". In Poland it's about as rare as a name gets: only 19 women carry it, and most Poles have never met one.
Zeynab Pronunciation
Zeynab is pronounced ze-IH-nahp (/zɛˈɨnap/).
What Zeynab means
Where Zeynab comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Zeynab reaches Polish records from Arabic, where the name is often traced to a fragrant flowering plant of dry country. That plant, zaynab, blooms in hard desert ground and gives the name its short meaning: fragrant flower.
The name carries real history. Zaynab bint Ali, granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad, survived the battle of Karbala in 680 and spoke publicly afterward, and her words are still recorded in Islamic tradition. An earlier Zaynab, a daughter of Muhammad himself, is remembered by name too. A girl called Zeynab today stands in a line of documented bearers.
In Poland the spelling Zeynab appears mostly among families with roots in the Arabic-speaking world. A teacher reading a class register may pause over the y. The form stays close to the Arabic sound.
No Polish diminutive has settled on it. The name keeps its meaning plain: a fragrant flower.
How many people are named Zeynab
1 in 1186518 women in Poland is named Zeynab. 19 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #10493 among female names.