Zenaida

Zenaida (Spanish, Portuguese), Zénaïde (French), or Zinaida (Russian: Зинаида) is derived from the Greek: Ζηναις, Zenais, "of Zeus"^[1]

It is a personal name used in many cultures used for women. It can also refer (as genus Zenaida) to the Zenaida doves, named after Zénaïde Laetitia Julie Bonaparte.

As a personal name

Zenaida

• Zenaida (saint), a traditional 1st century Christian saint.
• Zenaida Beveraggi, "Zeny" of pop music duet Zeny & Zory
• Zenaida Moya, mayor of Belize City, Belize
• Zenaida Nikolaievna Yusupova, Russian noblewoman at the end of the Romanov dynasty
• Zenaida Yanowsky, principal dancer of the Royal Ballet, London

Zénaïde

• Zénaïde Laetitia Julie Bonaparte, wife and cousin of ornithologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte
• Zénaïde Rossi, stage name Irene Reni, Italian-French actress and singer

Zinaida

• Zinaida Amosova, Soviet cross-country skier
• Zinaida Gippius, Russian poet
• Zinaida Greceanîi, Moldovan politician
• Zinaida Portnova, seventh-grade Soviet partisan and Hero of the Soviet Union
• Zinaida Semenova, Russian long-distance runner
• Zinaida Serebriakova, first notable female Russian painter
• Zinaida Turchyna, Soviet handball player
• Zinaida Volkova, daughter of Leon Trotsky

References

1. ^ Behind the Name: Zenaida Zinaida