Zenon
See also: Zénon
English edit
Proper noun edit
Zenon (plural Zenons)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- 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 edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Ζήνων (Zḗnōn), an ancient derivative of Ζεύς (Zeús), from Proto-Hellenic *dzéus, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈzeː.noːn/, [ˈd̪͡z̪eːnoːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ze.non/, [ˈd̪͡z̪ɛːnon]
Proper noun edit
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
- 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 edit
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Zēnōn |
| Genitive | Zēnōnis |
| Dative | Zēnōnī |
| Accusative | Zēnōnem |
| Ablative | Zēnōne |
| Vocative | Zēnōn |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Occitan edit
Proper noun edit
Zenon m (Gascony)
- A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Zeno
Further reading edit
- Patric Guilhemjoan, Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), 2005, Orthez, per noste, 2005, →ISBN, page 157.