Zenais

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  • Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek variant 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.
MASCULINE FORMS
ANCIENT GREEK: Zeno, Zenon
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Zeus
GREEK: Zinon
ITALIAN: Zeno
POLISH: Zenon
OTHER FORMS
FRENCH: Zénaïde
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Dione
LATE GREEK: Zenaida
RUSSIAN: Zina, Zinaida