Given name

Zainabu

“one who is known for her beauty”

Zainabu is used as a given name. One interpretation is “one who is known for her beauty.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One interpretation is “one who is known for her beauty.”

Where it comes from

Zainabu comes from Arabic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Arabic زَيْنَب.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Zainabu’s family of names

Zainabu has a related form in Zaenabu. Zainabu has a related form in Zaynabu.

Walk Zainabu’s family in the name graph

ZainabuZaenabuZaynabuZainabZaynab

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Swahili

Zakia

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Zuri

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Sibling ideas

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