Zeno

Where Zeno comes from

Via Latin Zēnō, from Ancient Greek Ζήνων (Zḗnōn), an ancient derivative of Ζεύς (Zeús), from Proto-Hellenic *dzéus, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws. Modern scientific and philosophical use derives from Zeno of Elea, poser of Zeno's paradoxes.
— Wiktionary's entry for Zeno
  • Ancient Greek
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 300
    Zeno of Verona born
    Italian Catholic bishop and saint
  2. 1883
    First appearance
    #799 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1902
    Peak, #651
    12 babies named Zeno — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1903
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  5. 2003
    Zeno Debast born
    Belgian association football player
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Namesakes
  • Zeno Debast · Belgian association football player, born 2003
  • Zeno of Verona · Italian Catholic bishop and saint, 300–371
  • Zeno Colò · alpine skier, 1920–1993
  • Zeno Roth · German guitarist, 1956–2018
  • Zeno Van Den Bosch · Belgian association football player, born 2003

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.