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Title: I want to keep my daughter's name "Zayna" which means "Very Beautiful".. Is it an arabic name? And can I keep it?

Question: I want to keep my daughter's name "Zayna" which means "Very Beautiful".. Is it an arabic name? And can I keep it?

Answer ID: 10873Posted on: Sep 1, 2020

Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

(Fatwa: 194/38=TL/1430)

Zayna is an Arabic word which means: nice, adoration. You can keep this name for your daughter, but still it is better to keep names like Fatimah, Khudaijah, Ayishah, Ruqayyah, Kulsoom, Habibah, Khansa, Maryam and other Sahabiyat.

Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

Darul Ifta,

Darul Uloom Deoband, India

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Title: I want to keep my daughter's name "Zayna" which means "Very Beautiful".. Is it an arabic name? And can I keep it?

Question: I want to keep my daughter's name "Zayna" which means "Very Beautiful".. Is it an arabic name? And can I keep it?

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