Zinoviy

  • [ zee-NO-vee ]
  • Russian
Russian form of the Greek name Ζηνοβιος (Zenobios), the masculine form of ZENOBIA.

ZENOBIA   female   Ancient Greek
Means "life of Zeus", derived from Greek Ζηνο (Zeno), a prefix form of the name of ZEUS, combined with βιος (bios) "life". This was the name of a 3rd-century queen of Palmyra. After claiming the title 'Queen of the East' and expanding her realm into Roman territory she was defeated by emperor Aurelian.
ZEUS   male   Greek Mythology
The name of a Greek god, related to the old Indo-European god *Dyeus whose name probably meant "shine" or "sky". In Greek mythology he was the highest of the gods. After he and his siblings defeated the Titans, Zeus ruled over the earth and humankind from atop Mount Olympus. He had control over the weather and his weapon was a thunderbolt.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GREEK: Zenobios
FEMININE FORMS
ANCIENT GREEK: Zenobia
GREEK: Zenovia, Zinovia
RUSSIAN: Zinoviya
OTHER FORMS
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Zeus