This is a really nice name, unusual, enchanting for sure. Sensual but sweet.
-- Anonymous User 5/3/2006
Zenaida is a genus of doves, named after Zénaïde Laetitia Julie Bonaparte by her husband-cousin Charles Lucien Bonaparte. (Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte I was their uncle.)
This name is also used in Poland. However, I have also seen other versions (spellings?) of this name, like: Zinaida, Zenajda and Zinajda (Different spellings of one name are uncommon in Poland, I suppose in this case it's caused by transliteration from Cyrillic as this name was more popular in eastern Poland.)