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Zeinab

/ZAY-nab/Fulani & Wolof · a girl’s name

“A traditional Fulani/Fula name carried through generations — its exact literal meaning isn't recorded, which is part of its story”

In Fulani

How to say it
ZAY-nab
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

From the same family

01Zeinabou“West African/French-influenced form of Zaynab/Zeinab; traditionally linked with a fragrant flowering plant, though the etymology is disputed.”Fulanifemale→︎

In Wolof

How to say it
ZAY-nab
Given to
Girls
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ZeinabZeynabZainabSeynabou

Nicknames & short forms

Zey