| Gender | Feminine given name (common in Turkey), female given name |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Turkish, origin = Arabic |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Turkish for "precious rock, precious gem", Arabic for "a fragrant flower" (زينب) |
| Region of origin | Middle East |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Zaynab, Zainab, Zaynab, Zayneb |
Zeynep is the Turkish form of the Arabic female given name Zaynab. Zeynep means "precious rock, precious gem" and may refer to:
People
- Zeynep Ahunbay (born 1946), Turkish scholar of antiquities
- Zeynep Sibel Algan (born 1955), Turkish diplomat
- Zeynep Çelik (born 1996), Turkish para judoka
- Zeynep Çelik-Butler, Turkish-American Professor of Electrical Engineering
- Zeynep Ergun, Turkish academic
- Zeynep Fadıllıoğlu, (born 1955), Turkish architect
- Zeynep Karahan Uslu (born 1969), Turkish politician and public relations specialist
- Zeynep Korkmaz (born 1922), Turkish scholar
- Zeynep Sevde Paksu (born 1983), Turkish writer and publisher
- Zeynep Tufekci, Turkish writer and academic
Arts and entertainment
- Farah Zeynep Abdullah (born 1989), Iraqi-Turkish actress
- Zeynep Değirmencioğlu (born 1954), Turkish actress
- Zeynep Tokuş (born 1977), Turkish actress and beauty pageant winner
- Zeynep Üçbaşaran, Turkish pianist
Sports
- Zeynep Acet (born 1995); Turkish Paralympian sprinter
- Zeynep Gamze Koçer (born 1998), Turkish footballer
- Zeynep Kerimoğlu (born 2003), Turkish footballer
- Zeynep Murat (born 1983), Turkish Taekwondo practitioner
- Zeynep Sever (born 1989) Turkish-Belgian volleyball player
- Viktoriya Zeynep Güneş (born 1998), Ukrainian-Turkish swimmer
Other uses
- MV Karadeniz Powership Zeynep Sultan, Liberia-flagged Turkish powership
- Zeynep Sultan Mosque, 1769-built mosque in Istanbul, Turkey for Ahmed III's daughter Zeynep Asıme Sultan
- Zeynep (storm), a 2022 cyclone over northwestern Europe
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