Zenaida Explained

Zenaida (Greek name meaning "Life of Zeus.") Zenaide (Italian), Zénaïde (French), or Zinaida (Russian: Зинаида).^[1]

It is a personal name used in many cultures for women. It can also refer (as genus Zenaida) to the Zenaida doves, named after Princess Zénaïde Bonaparte.

As a personal name

Zenaida

• Zenaida (saint), traditional 1st century Christian saint
• Zenaida Alcalde (born 1981), Spanish circus performer
• Zenaida Beveraggi (born 1957), "Zeny" of pop music duet Zeny & Zory
• Zenaida Manfugás (1922–2012), Cuban-born American pianist
• Zenaida Moya, mayor of Belize City, Belize
• Zenaida Yanowsky (born 1975), Spanish ballet dancer

Zénaïde

• Zénaïde Laetitia Julie Bonaparte (1801–1854), wife and cousin of ornithologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte
• Zénaïde Rossi (1923–2005), stage name Irene Reni, Italian-French actress and singer

Zinaida

• Zinaida Aksentyeva (1900–1969), Ukrainian/Soviet astronomer
• Zinaida Amosova (born 1950), Soviet cross-country skier
• Zinaida Gippius (1869–1945), Russian poet
• Zinaida Greceanîi (born 1956), Moldovan politician
• Zinaida Korotova (born 1936), Russian rower
• Zinaida Kupriyanovich (born 2002), Belarusian singer
• Zinaida Liepiņa (1907–2000), Latvian sprinter
• Zinaida Portnova (1926–1944), seventh-grade Soviet partisan and Hero of the Soviet Union
• Zinaida Semenova (born 1962), Russian long-distance runner
• Zinaida Serebriakova (1884–1967), Russian painter
• Zinaida Turchyna (born 1946), Soviet handball player
• Zinaida Volkova (1901–1933), Russian Marxist, daughter of Leon Trotsky
• Zinaida Voronina (1947–2001), Soviet gymnast
• Zinaida Yusupova (1861–1939), Russian noblewoman at the end of the Romanov dynasty

References

1. http://www.behindthename.com/name/zenaida Behind the Name: Zenaida