 Zenobia Captive by Sir Edward Poynter, 1878. | |
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Greek |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | “Life of Zeus” |
| Region of origin | Greece |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Zeena, Zenóbia (Hungarian), Zénobie (French), Zenobios, Zenovia, Zinovia (Greek), Zina, Zinoviy, Zinoviya (Russian), (Ukrainian) |
Zenobia is a feminine given name of Greek origin meaning “life of Zeus”. It is the feminine form of Zenobios. The most famous bearer was Zenobia, queen of Palmyra.
Women
- Zenobia (c. 240–272) was Queen of the Palmyrene Empire.
- Zenobia of Armenia (1st century CE), Queen of Armenia
- Zenobios and Zenobia (d. c. 290), martyrs
- Zenobia Camprubí (1887–1956), Spanish-born writer and poet
- Zenobia Frost, Australian poet
- Zenobia Galar (born 1958), Dominican painter
- Zenobia Gilpin (c. 1898–1948), American physician and clubwoman
- Zenobia Jacobs, South African-born Australian archaeologist and earth scientist specialising in geochronology
- Zenobia Kloppers (born 1974), Namibian actress and writer
- Zenobia Revertera (1712–1779), Italian noble and courtier
- Zenobia Shroff (born 1965), Indian-born American actress
Middle name
- L. Zenobia Coleman (1898–1999), American librarian
- Nannie Zenobia Carver Huddle (1860–1951), American painter
See also
- Zenobia Żaczek (born 1974, formerly Jakub Żaczek, née Gawlikowski), Polish activist for the rights of tenants
Fictional characters
- Zenobia (Conan), in the Conan the Barbarian mythos
- Zenobia, a character in Ethan Frome
- Zenobia, a character in Blithedale Romance
- Zenobia, a character in Blood and Gold
- Zenobia, a villain in Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
- Zenobia, a character in Italian Disney comics
- Zenobia, a Rare Blade in Xenoblade Chronicles 2
- Zenobia Dawson, a character in The Wire season 4
- Zenobia "Nobby" Hopwood, a character in several Jeeves novels and short stories by P. G. Wodehouse
References
- Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 283. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.