"Zenobia" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Latin Zenobia, from Ancient Greek Ζηνοβία (Zēnobía), name of a third century Queen of Palmyra. Ostensibly from Ζήνων (Zḗnōn), an ancient derivative of Ζεύς (Zeús), but also suggested to be a rendering of the Arabic زَيْنَب (zaynab, “Zaynab”). First recorded as an English given name in Cornwall in 1586. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|Zenobia}} Latin Zenobia, {{uder|en|grc|Ζηνοβία}} Ancient Greek Ζηνοβία (Zēnobía), {{uder|en|ar|زَيْنَب||Zaynab}} Arabic زَيْنَب (zaynab, “Zaynab”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Zenobia
  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Related terms: Nobby Translations (female given name): Ζηνοβία (Zēnobía) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Зіновія (Zinóvija) [feminine] (Belarusian), Zenobia [feminine] (Dutch), Zénobie [feminine] (French), Zenobia [feminine] (German), Ζηνοβία (Zinovía) [feminine] (Greek), Zenóbia (Hungarian), Zenobia [feminine] (Italian), Zenobia [feminine] (Latin), Zenobia [feminine] (Occitan), Zenóbia [feminine] (Portuguese), Зенобия (Zenobija) [feminine] (Russian), Zenobia [feminine] (Spanish)
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