Zenon

Zenon (plural Zenons)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Zenon is the 19911^st 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.

• Zēno

From Ancient Greek Ζήνων (Zḗnōn), an ancient derivative of Ζεύς (Zeús), from Proto-Hellenic *dzéus, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws.

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈzeː.noːn/, [ˈd̪͡z̪eːnoːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ze.non/, [ˈd̪͡z̪ɛːnon]

Zēnōn m sg (genitive Zēnōnis); third declension

1. 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

Third-declension noun, singular only.

• Zēnōniānus
• Zēnōnicī

• Zenon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1701.
• Zēno in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, column 3571

Zenon m (Gascony)

1. A male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Zeno

• Patric Guilhemjoan, Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), 2005, Orthez, per noste, 2005, →ISBN, page 157.