Zenon

See also: Zénon

English

Proper noun

Zenon (plural Zenons)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Zenon is the 19911^st 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

Alternative forms

• Zēno

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ζήνων (Zḗnōn), an ancient derivative of Ζεύς (Zeús), from Proto-Hellenic *dzéus, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈzeː.noːn/, [ˈd̪͡z̪eːnoːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ze.non/, [ˈd̪͡z̪ɛːnon]

Proper noun

Zēnōn m sg (genitive Zēnōnis); third declension

1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, feminine equivalent Zēna, equivalent to Ancient Greek Ζήνων (Zḗnōn) or English Zeno
   • A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Zeno Eleates (c. 495–430 BCE), pre-Socratic Greek philosopher of Magna Graecia from Velia (Elea) in Campania, Italy
   • A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Zeno Citieus (c. 334–262 BCE), Hellenistic Stoic philosopher from Citium on the island of Cyprus
   • (Byzantine Empire) A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Flavius Zeno (c. 425–491 C.E.), Roman Emperor of the eastern Roman Empire from 474 to 475 and the Byzantine Empire from 476 to 491

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Zēnōn
genitive	Zēnōnis
dative	Zēnōnī
accusative	Zēnōnem
ablative	Zēnōne
vocative	Zēnōn

Derived terms

• Zēnōniānus
• Zēnōnicī

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)

1. 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.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɛ.nɔn/

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• Rhymes: -ɛnɔn
• Syllabification: Ze‧non

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ζήνων (Zḗnōn).

Proper noun

Zenon m pers (female equivalent Zenona, diminutive Zenek)

1. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Zeno

Declension

Declension of Zenon

	singular	plural
nominative	Zenon	Zenonowie
genitive	Zenona	Zenonów
dative	Zenonowi	Zenonom
accusative	Zenona	Zenonów
instrumental	Zenonem	Zenonami
locative	Zenonie	Zenonach
vocative	Zenonie	Zenonowie

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

Zenon f

1. genitive plural of Zenona

Further reading

• Zenon in Polish dictionaries at PWN