Zaina
[ˈzeɪ.nə]Meaning
alternate transcription of Arabic زينة (see Zayna)
Background Story
Zaina is an alternate transcription of the Arabic زينة, recorded alongside the variants Zayna and Zeina and the masculine forms Zain and Zayn, all from the root zayn. Its senses include beauty, adornment, joyful, good looking and happy, and it is used as a surname as well as a given name.
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