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Arabic name meaning "fragrant blooming plant" or "desert flower."

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Zainab bint Muhammad, daughter of the prophet Muhammad.
Zainab Al-Askari, Bahraini actress and model.
Zainab Hawa Bangura, Foreign Minister of Sierra Leone.
Zainab Salbi, Iraqi-American writer and activist.
Princess Zainab Tari, sovereign Queen of Sindh (Pakistan.)
Zainab al Ghazali, Egyptian Islamist, writer and feminist activist.

Zainab in song, story & screen: | Edit

Zainab Masood a fictional character, played by Nina Wadia, in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
Zainab a fictional character, played by Danai Jekesai Gurira, in the movie "The Visitor."