Zenobia name - Meaning of Zenobia

Zenobia name - Meaning of Zenobia

Gender

Feminine

Lucky Number

9

Usage

Ancient Greek

Pronounced

zə-NO-bee-ə (English)

Zenobia Meaning

Means "life of Zeus", derived from Greek Ζηνο (Zeno) , a prefix form of the name of Zeus, combined with βιος (bios) "life". This was the name of a 3rd-century queen of Palmyra. After claiming the title 'Queen of the East' and expanding her realm into Roman territory she was defeated by emperor Aurelian. Zenobia originates in Greek language and means "the life of Zeus". It was the name of the Palmyrene Empire Queen in Roman Syria in the 3rd century. This was also the name of the 1939 comedy starring Oliver Hardy. As a feminine given name Zenobia is very unusual in the United States.

Zenobia Related Names
Variant:, Zenobie, Zenobya, Zinovia
Masculine Form: Zenobios
Other Languages: Zenovia, Zinovia (Greek), Zinoviya (Russian)