| [ 2 syll. ze-no, zen-o ] The boy name Zeno is pronounced as ZEYNow KEY. Zeno is used chiefly in the English and German languages. Its origin is Old Greek. Zenon (Old Greek) is an original form of Zeno. The name is from Zenon, which is an ancient Greek name derived from the name Zeus; it was also used as the short form of various names of the first element 'Zen-'. The name was borne by four philosophers, Zeno of Elea (490-430 BC), who was known for his dialectic paradoxes, Zeno of Citium (333-264 BC), founder of the Stoics, the 3rd century BC Zeno of Tarsus, an orthodox Stoic philosopher, and the 1st century BC Zeno of Sidon, an Epicurean philosopher. The name was also borne by a 4th century saint, Zeno of Verona, and a Byzantine emperor (425-491). Zeno is unusual as a baby boy name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1902 with 0.009% of baby boys being given the name Zeno. It was #686 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a fall in popularity since then, and is today of sporadic use. Among all boy names in its family, Zeno was nonetheless the most frequently used in 2007. Baby names that sound like Zeno include the name Zion (English and Hebrew) and the name Zane (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Zeno: Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)"
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