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Zaynab

/ZAY-nab/Somali · a girl’s name

A traditional Somali name carried through generations — its exact literal meaning isn't recorded, which is part of its story

How to say it
ZAY-nab
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

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