Zenon
See also: Zénon
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
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) IPA(key): /ˈzeː.noːn/, [ˈd̪͡z̪eːnoːn]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ze.non/, [ˈd̪͡z̪ɛːnon]
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
- 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; Zeno Citieus (c. 334–262 BCE), Hellenistic Stoic philosopher from Citium on the island of Cyprus; 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.
| Case | 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, volume 2, 8th edition, 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.