ZÉNaÏDe

Gender：
Pronounced： [ ze-na-EED ]
Popularity：
Usage：French

Meaning & History：

French form of ZENAIDA.

ZENAIDA female Late Greek

Apparently a Greek derivative of Ζηναις (Zenais), which was derived from the name of the Greek god ZEUS. This was the name of a 1st-century saint who was a doctor with her sister Philonella.

ZEUS male Greek Mythology

The name of a Greek god, related to the old Indo-European god *Dyeus whose name probably meant "shine" or "sky". In Greek mythology he was the highest of the gods. After he and his siblings defeated the Titans, Zeus ruled over the earth and humankind from atop Mount Olympus. He had control over the weather and his weapon was a thunderbolt.

Names related to ZÉNaÏDe：

EQUIVALENTS

LATE GREEK: Zenaida

RUSSIAN: Zinaida

DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS

RUSSIAN: Zina

OTHER FORMS

ANCIENT GREEK: Zenais, Zeno, Zenon

GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Dione, Zeus

GREEK: Zinon

ITALIAN: Zeno

POLISH: Zenon