Baby name
STABLE GIRL · ARABIC
🇳🇬 🇸🇦 Zainabu
/zah · ee · NAH · boo/
Meaning
“Fragrant plant, beautiful”
Swahili feminine form of Zaynab, derived from an Arabic fragrant plant
Nicknames
zaina · zaibuni
How it ages.
Stable traditional name in East Africa with consistent usage
The cultural moment.
Steady usage among Swahili-speaking communities and diaspora populations