Zinaida

See also: Zinaīda

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

1. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Зинаи́да (Zinaída).

Latvian

Alternative forms

• Zinaīda

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. From Russian Зинаи́да (Zinaída).

Proper noun

Zinaida f

1. a female given name
2. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Зинаи́да (Zinaída).

Related terms

• Zina

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] 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

1. a female given name

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Derived from Greek Ζηναίς (Zinaís).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒîʋojin/

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Proper noun

Zinaida f (Cyrillic spelling Зинаида)

1. 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