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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Зинаи́да (Zinaída), cognate with the English historical name Zenaida, from Ancient Greek Ζηναΐς (Zēnaḯs), meaning "belonging to Ζεύς (Zeús)". Name of a first century saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Doublet of Zenaida.
Proper noun
Zinaida
- A transliteration of the Russian female given name Зинаи́да (Zinaída).
Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. From Russian Зинаи́да (Zinaída).
Proper noun
Zinaida f
- a female given name
- A transliteration of the Russian female given name Зинаи́да (Zinaída).
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- Population Register of Latvia: Zinaida was the only given name of 4620 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.
Lithuanian
Proper noun
Zinaida f
- a female given name
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Derived from Greek Ζηναίς (Zinaís).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Zinaida f (Cyrillic spelling Зинаида)
- a female given name from Greek
Further reading
- “Zinaida”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2024