Zenon

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Зенон in UA Ukraine, RU Russia, KZ Kazakhstan and 1 more, Zinon in CY Cyprus, GR Greece and Zenón in ES Spain.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 6 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Zenon is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name172K records spelled Zenon32 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Zeno, Zenón, Zenòn, Zenao, Zeñon

• English given name30K records spelled Zenon34 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Brazil, Netherlands, Germany

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Zeno, Zenón, Zenòn, Żeno, Zénó

• French given name6.0K records spelled Zenon11 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Spain, United States, Belgium

  Languages: French, Catalan

  Also written Zeno, Zénon, Zéno, Zèno, Zenón

• a separate given name2.0K records spelled Zenon5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Ecuador, Bolivia, United Kingdom

  Also written Zenón, Zénon, Zénón, Zēnōn

• Finnish given name459 records spelled Zenon4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Finland

  Languages: Finnish, Estonian

  Also written Zeno

• Azerbaijani given name448 records spelled Zenon8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Peru, United States, Türkiye

  Languages: Azerbaijani, Turkish, Uzbek

  Also written Zenón, Zénon, Zenòn

• Norwegian Bokmål given name439 records spelled Zenon10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Norway, Denmark, United States, Netherlands

  Languages: Norwegian Bokmål, Danish, Norwegian

  Also written Zeno, Zénon, Zenón

48 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Zenon is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Polish, a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Zeno

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Italian, forma reduzida setentrional de Zenone

  as a name·Dicionário dos sobrenomes italianos

• In English, dance co., MN

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

• In French, Origine grecque, signifie « rayonnant ».

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In English, Greek; "a stranger".

  as a name·Baby names, 25,350 baby names nicknames for your family, friends pets, including the top 100 names, 2,000 most popular…

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 113 years between 1910–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Zeno of Sidonb. 150LBnot in their usual nameEpicurean philosopher from the Phoenician city of Sidon (150-c. 75 BCE)
• Zeno of Tarsusb. 250TRnot in their usual name3rd century BCE Greek Stoic philosopher
• Zeno of Caunusb. 300TRnot in their usual nameancient Greek public official and scribe
• Zeno of Citiumb. 334CYnot in their usual nameGreek philosopher, founder of Stoicism
• Zeno of Eleab. 490ITnot in their usual nameGreek philosopher (c. 495 – c. 430 BC)
• Les Kurbasb. 1887UAnot in their usual nameUkrainian and Soviet actor, theatre director, film director (1887—1937)
• Zenon Kliszkob. 1908PLPolish politician (1908-1989)
• Zenon Pylyshynb. 1937CACanadian cognitive scientist and philosopher (1937–2022)
• Zenon Grocholewskib. 1939PLCatholic cardinal
• Zenon Jaskułab. 1962PLRoad racing cyclist

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 603 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Zenon?

We estimate roughly 44 thousand people bear Zenon (counting its spellings and scripts) across 9 countries in our records.

In which country does Zenon have the most bearers?

We estimate about 39 thousand people bear Zenon in Poland, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled zenon.

Where is Zenon most common?

Zenon is densest in Poland, where the national register counts about 1 in 987 people carrying it.

How common is Zenon compared with other names?

In Poland, Zenon is the 196th most common given name of 66,904 given names recorded there.

Is Zenon a male or female name?

Zenon is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Zenon mean?

Recorded meaning: from saint name Zenon, short for Zenodotos 'given by Zeus'