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English
Proper noun
Zenon (plural Zenons)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Zenon is the 19911st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1348 individuals. Zenon is most common among Black/African American (44.14%), Hispanic/Latino (35.53%), and White (13.72%) individuals.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ζήνων (Zḗnōn), an ancient derivative of Ζεύς (Zeús), from Proto-Hellenic *dzéus, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Zēnōn m sg (genitive Zēnōnis); third declension
- a male given name from Ancient Greek, feminine equivalent Zēna, equivalent to Ancient Greek Ζήνων (Zḗnōn) or English Zeno
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Derived terms
Further reading
- Zenon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1701.
- Zēno in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, column 3571
Occitan
Proper noun
Zenon m (Gascony)
- A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Zeno
Further reading
- Patric Guilhemjoan, Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), 2005, Orthez, per noste, 2005, →ISBN, page 157.