Meaning
Beauty, adornment; a regional naming element
Name meaning
- Origin / language
- Arabic-derived; Malay and Indonesian usage
- Name type
- Single given name
- Category
- Southeast Asian names
Language and spelling
Zainal preserves zayn زين and the sound of the connecting Arabic article al-. It can stand as a regional personal name, but a following name element is not implied to be present when none is written.
Sources
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Entry reviewed: 2026-10-27
Arabic dictionaries (Arabdict)