Zulnoorein

A Quranic Name for Boys

Meaning: Light and Radiance

Zulnoorein is variant of Zulnoorain and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Zulnoorein or Zulnoorain, both are correct and acceptable. If you like this variant more and you'd like to pronounce it the way it is spelled (different than the original name), this is perfectly acceptable. For more details please see the main entry at: Zulnoorain.

Full Meaning of Zulnoorein

Zulnoorein was the nickname of Uthman ibn Affan, may Allah be pleased with him, who was the third Rashid caliph. Zulnoorein literally means “the one who is blessed with two lights”, he was called thus because he married two of the daughters of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. He married Ruqayyah, and when she died, he married her sister Umm Kulthum.