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زَيْنَب
Zeynep
ZAY-nep
“Fragrant flowering plant.”
About Zeynep
Zeynep is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "fragrant flowering plant" — a Turkish-Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Turkish form of Zainab.
Among the most popular Turkish girls' names.
Origin & roots
Origin
Turkish · Arabic
Gender
Girl
Root letters
Turkish absorbed thousands of Arabic-rooted words after the Anatolian conversion; Zeynep's root letters sit at the seam.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Zeynep
- What does the name Zeynep mean?
- Zeynep (زَيْنَب) means "Fragrant flowering plant". Turkish form of Zainab.
- Is Zeynep a name from the Qur'an?
- Zeynep does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Turkish-Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Zeynep a boy or a girl name?
- Zeynep is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Zeynep come from?
- Zeynep is a Turkish-Arabic name, built on the root letters Z-Y-N-B. Among the most popular Turkish girls' names.
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