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zinaida

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
zi-nai-da
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Зинаи́да (Zinaída).

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Зинаи́да (Zinaída), cognate with the English historical name Zenaida, from Ancient Greek Ζηναΐς (Zēnaḯs), meaning "belonging to Ζεύς (Zeús)". Name of a first century saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Doublet of Zenaida.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Зинаи́да, Ζηναΐς

Questions

What does zinaida mean?
A transliteration of the Russian female given name Зинаи́да (Zinaída).
Where does zinaida come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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