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 [ 2 syll. ze-no, zen-o ] The boy name Zeno is pronounced as ZEYNow KEY. Zeno is used chiefly in the English, French, German, and Greek languages, and its origin is Old Greek. The name is of the meaning of Zeus. Zenon (Old Greek) is an original form of Zeno. Zenon is itself derived from the name of the Greek supreme god Zeus. Zeno is also used as the short form of various names starting with 'Zen-'. It 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). The name Zena is the female form of Zeno. Cenon (Spanish), Zenon (French, Greek, Polish, and Spanish), Zenone (Italian), Zenos, Zewek (Polish), and Zinon (Russian and English) are variants of Zeno. In addition, Zeno is a short form of the name Zenodoros. See also the related forms, Zenobio (Italian) and Zeus (German). Zeno is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1902 with 0.009% of baby boys being given the name Zeno. Its ranking then was #686. The baby name has since fallen in popularity, and is today of very light use. Among all boy names in its group, Zeno was nonetheless the most frequently used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Zeno include Zeeman, Zenon (French, Greek, Polish, and Spanish), Zeshon (English), Zinan, Zinon (Russian and English), Zion (English and Hebrew), Jimoh (English), Zan (Hebrew), Zane (English), Zenone (Italian), Xoán (Galician), and Xun (Chinese). 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)"   |
