Zenon

Zenon proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun (1)

Zenon (plural Zenons)

Zenon (plural Zenons)

A male given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Zeno.
- Of her two sons, the one, Zenon, became king of Armenia, while the other, Polemon, after assisting her in the administration of her kingdom during her life, succeeded her on the throne of Pontus.1849, “PYTHODOˊRIS”, in William Smith, editor, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. […], volume III (Oarses–Zygia), London: Taylor, Walton, and Maberly, […] John Murray, […], →OCLC...
- All the Greek papyri which belong to it were filed and docketed by a certain Zenon and formed therefore a part of his correspondence, his private archives.1922 March, Michael Rostovtzeff, “Introduction”, in A Large Estate in Egypt in the Third Century B. C.: A Study in Economic History (University of Wisconsin Studies, 23; Social Sciences and History...

I named him Zenon, after his father’s first nom de guerre.2001, Maria Savchyn Pyskir, translated by Ania Savage, “Marriage and Motherhood”, in Thousands of Roads: A Memoir of a Young Woman’s Life...
Moreover, he is considered to be the inventor of dialectics, it is Zenon.2023, Gilles Deleuze, translated by Charles J[oseph] Stivale, “Spinoza: The Velocities of Thought / 02”, in The Deleuze Seminars, archived...

plural	Zenons

From Spanish Zenón and French Zénon, from Ancient Greek Ζήνων (Zḗnōn).

From Ancient Greek Ζήνων (Zḗnōn).

What does Zenon mean?: Zenon means a surname.
How do you use Zenon in a sentence?: I named him Zenon, after his father’s first nom de guerre.
What part of speech is Zenon?: Zenon is a proper noun.

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