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The name Zainal

Letters
6
Syllables
2
First letter
Z
Origin
Arabic
Category
Malay Names
Gender
♂ Boy
54

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Zainal

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Malay Names: Z

Zainal is a boy's name found in Malaysia, matching the first part of Zainal Abidin; zayn means 'beauty, grace'.

About the name Zainal

Zainal is a boy's name used in Malay and Indonesian, also written Zaenal or Dzainal. It matches the first part of Zainal Abidin, a spelling of the Arabic name Zayn al-ʿĀbidīn, 'ornament of the worshippers'; zayn itself means 'beauty, grace'. The meaning of Zainal as a name on its own cannot be determined.

Gender♂ Boy
OriginArabic
SyllablesZai-nal
First letterMalay Names starting with Z

Compound names with Zainal

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Zayn · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Wikipedia: Zainal Abidin · en.wikipedia.org · origin
  3. Wikipedia: Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin · en.wikipedia.org · origin

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