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Zain

/ZAYN/Hausa & Swahili · a boy’s name

“Arabic-derived: beauty, grace, and adornment”

In Hausa

How to say it
ZAYN
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ZainZayn

From the same family

01Zainab“Arabic-derived: a fragrant flower and a cherished traditional Muslim name”Hausafemale→︎02Zainabu“Arabic-derived: a fragrant flower and a cherished traditional Muslim name”Hausafemale→︎03Zainuddeen“Arabic-derived: the beauty and adornment of the faith”Hausamale→︎04Zainulabidin“Ornament/adornment of the worshippers.”Hausamale→︎

In Swahili

How to say it
ZAYN
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ZainZaynZane

From the same family

01Zainabu“A fragrant flower and a cherished, graceful woman; the established Swahili form of Zaynab”Swahilifemale→︎