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Zeina

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Meaning

Beautiful, adornment

Linguistic Origin

Arabic

Islamic Classification

General Muslim usage

Regional Usage

Worldwide Muslim usage
Capturing elegance and depth, Zeina stands out as a meaningful name for your daughter. The literal meaning, 'Beautiful, adornment', evokes imagery of nature and radiance, suggesting a personality full of life and positivity.

While popular in Arabic regions, Zeina has a modern appeal that transcends borders. It is an excellent choice for a modern Muslim family honoring tradition.

Zeina, like Zaina, comes from the Arabic root z-y-n, meaning "adornment" or beauty.

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Etymology

From the Arabic root ุฒ-ูŠ-ู† (z-y-n, 'to adorn'). Zeina means 'beautiful, adorned.'

Islamic Significance

Beauty is treated in the Quran as a good in itself and not only as ornament: of the grazing livestock it says there is beauty in them for you when you bring them in and when you send them out (16:6).

Cultural / Regional Usage

Widely used across the Muslim world, particularly as a girl's name.