Zenaida
[zəˈnaɪdə]Meaning
Greek name derived from Zenais, from the name of Zeus; 'dedicated to Zeus'.
Background Story
Zenaida comes from the Greek Ζηναΐς (Zenais), which was derived from the name of the god Zeus. The name is used in Belarusian, French, Latvian, Lithuanian, Russian and Ukrainian, with the forms Zenaide in Italian, Zénaïde in French and Zinaida in Russian. The genus of doves called Zenaida was named after Princess Zénaïde Bonaparte.
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