Zuleika is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

for females. Spelling variations include Zuleikha, Zuleyka, Zuleica and Zuleykha. The name is of uncertain origin, possibly from

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

, meaning "brilliant beauty", or from

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

, meaning "bright and fair".

People

* Zuleika Alambert (1922–2012), Brazilian writer, feminist and politician * Zuleika Bazhbeuk-Melikyan (born 1939), Armenian painter * Zuleikha Chaudhuri, Indian 21st-century theatre director * Zulekha Daud (), Indian physician and entrepreneur * Zuleika Fuentes (born 1993), Puerto Rican handball player *

Zuzu Angel SNI document on Stuart, 1971 Zuleika Angel Jones (June 5, 1921 – April 14, 1976), better known as Zuzu Angel, was a Brazilian-American fashion designer, who became famous for opposing the Brazilian military dictatorship after the forced d ...

, born Zuleika Angel Jones (1921–1976), Brazilian fashion designer and activist * Zulaikha Patel (born c. 2002), a South African girl who became a symbol of the fight against school policies about black girls' hair *

Zuleyka Rivera Zuleyka Jerrís Mendoza Rivera (born October 3, 1987) is a Puerto Rican actress, TV host, dancer, model and beauty queen who won Miss Universe 2006 in Los Angeles. She was previously crowned Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2006. She made her debut as ...

(born 1987), Puerto Rican actress *

Zuleikha Robinson Zuleikha Robinson (born 29 June 1977) is a British actress. She first came to attention as Yves Adele Harlow, a mysterious thief on the 2001 series ''The Lone Gunmen''. She has appeared in the films ''Hidalgo'' (2004), ''The Merchant of Venice'' ...

(born 1977), British actress * Zuleykha Safarova (born 1999), Azerbaijani tennis player *

Zuleykha Seyidmammadova Zuleykha Seyidmammadova ( az, Züleyxa Mirhəbib qızı Seyidməmmədova, russian: Зулейха Мир-Габиб кызы Сеидмамедова; 22 March 1919 – 1994) was one of the first Azerbaijan female pilots and the first Azerbaijani w ...

(1919–1999), one of the first Azerbaijan female pilots and the first Azerbaijani woman to fly in combat *

Zuleika Suárez Zuleika Kiara Suárez Torrenegra (born June 25, 1994, in San Andrés Island, Colombia) is a Colombian model and beauty queen who competed in the 61st version of Miss Colombia, gaining the title of Miss Colombia International / first runner-up ...

(born 1994), Colombian beauty pageant contestant * Zuleikha Yunus Haji (born 1956), former Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Tanzania *

Zuleyka Silver Zuleyka Silver (born August 2, 1991) is a Mexican-American actress, fashion model, and the seventh runner-up of the seventh season of Univision's ''Nuestra Belleza Latina''. Early life Silver was born in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Career ...

(born 1991), Mexican-American actress and model

Biblical and fictional characters

Zuleikha (tradition) Potiphar's wife is a figure in the Hebrew Bible and the Quran. She was the wife of Potiphar, the captain of Pharaoh's guard in the time of Jacob and his twelve sons. According to the Book of Genesis, she falsely accused Joseph of attempted ra ...

, Potiphar's wife in Jewish and Muslim tradition * Zulaikha in

Yusuf and Zulaikha "Yusuf and Zulaikha" (the English transliteration of both names varies greatly) refers to a medieval Islamic version of the story of the prophet Yusuf and Potiphar's wife which has been for centuries in the Muslim world, and is found in many langu ...

, the Islamic version of the story of the prophet Joseph and Potiphar's wife * Zuleika, heroine of the poem ''

The Bride of Abydos ''The Bride of Abydos'' is a poem written by Lord Byron in 1813. One of his earlier works, ''The Bride of Abydos'' is considered to be one of his "Heroic Poems", along with ''The Giaour'', ''Lara'', '' The Siege of Corinth'', ''The Corsair'' a ...

'' (1813) by Byron * Zuleika, heroine of the Book of Zuleika in the ''

West–östlicher Divan ' (; ''West–Eastern Diwan'') is a diwan, or collection of lyrical poems, by the German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It was inspired by the Persian poet Hafez. Composition ''West–Eastern Diwan'' was written between 1814 and 1819, the ...

'' (1819) by

Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as treat ...

* Zulejka, heroine of the narrative poem ''Sümeg vára'' (1858) by * Title heroine of the 1911 novel ''

Zuleika Dobson ''Zuleika Dobson'', full title ''Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story'', is the only novel by English essayist Max Beerbohm, a satire of undergraduate life at Oxford published in 1911. It includes the famous line "Death cancels all engageme ...

'' by Max Beerbohm * Title character of ''Zuleika'' (musical), a musical based on the novel ''Zuleika Dobson'' * Title heroine of the 2005 Maldivian film ''

Zuleykha ''Zuleykha'' is a 2005 Maldivian romantic drama film written and directed by Fathimath Nahula. Produced under Mapa, the film stars Yoosuf Shafeeu, Mariyam Nisha, Sheela Najeeb, Mohamed Manik and Mariyam Enash Sinan in pivotal roles. Plotline The ...

'' * Title heroine of the 2015 novel ''

Zuleikha Potiphar's wife is a figure in the Hebrew Bible and the Quran. She was the wife of Potiphar, the captain of Pharaoh's guard in the time of Jacob and his twelve sons. According to the Book of Genesis, she falsely accused Joseph of attempted r ...

'' by Russian author

Guzel Yakhina Guzel Shamilyevna Yakhina (russian: Гузель Шамильевна Яхина, tt-Cyrl, Гүзәл Шамил кызы Яхина, translit=Güzäl Şamil qızı Yaxina, born 1 June 1977, Kazan) is a Russian author and screenwriter. She is a ...

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