Meaning and Origin
What does the name Zenobia mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Zenobia
User Submitted Origins
Greek
42%
Arabic
25%
African
25%
Latin
4%
French
2%
English
2%
User Submitted Meanings
- 2 submissions from Missouri, U.S. agree the name Zenobia means "Life of Zeus" and is of Greek origin.
- A user from California, U.S. says the name Zenobia means "The word of Zeus".
- A user from Florida, U.S. says the name Zenobia is of Arabic origin and means "Daughter of zeus".
- According to a user from Virginia, U.S., the name Zenobia is of Latin origin and means "POWER OF ZEUS".
- According to a user from California, U.S., the name Zenobia means "Her fathers pride".
- A user from Nevada, U.S. says the name Zenobia is of African origin and means "Queen Of The World".
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Wiktionary
From Latin Zenobia, from Ancient Greek Ζηνοβία (Zēnobía), name of a third century Queen of Palmyra. Ostensibly from Ζήνων (Zḗnōn), an ancient derivative of Ζεύς (Zeús), but also suggested to be a rendering of the Arabic زَيْنَب (zaynab, “Zaynab”). First recorded as an English given name in Cornwall in 1586.
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Zenobia was also found in the following language(s): Italian