Comments for the name Zenobia

The middle name of Tina Fey's (formerly of Saturday Night Live) daughter.

I'm sorry. Ugh. This name sounds like a disease involving sleep loss as well as a few brain lobes.

Zenobia Frome (called Zeena) is the hypochondriac wife of the title character in Edith Wharton's novel Ethan Frome.

Sounds like Xenophobia! I think this name is great for a place, not a person.

I knew a gal with this name, only her mom decided to spell it "Znobia" (um, wow). This name sounds as ghetto as the bearer I knew. Yuck.

I'm sorry, but to be brutally honest, I can barely stand this name.

Nicknames: Zeny, Zenka, Zenina, Nobie. Name Day: 30th September.

This was my grandmother's middle name and she hated it with a passion. It was an unspoken understanding in the family to just pretend she didn't have a middle name, and woe betide the hapless government clerk who insisted she put it down on some form or other. Her father, a student of Greek and Roman history, chose it for her, and I don't think Grandma ever fully forgave him for it.

It's quite a nice and interesting-looking name on paper, but PLEASE, spare your child the horrors of having this name. Think of all the ways somebody could turn it into a bad nickname, starting with Zenophobia.

I love this name. It sounds incredibly beautiful and the historical Zenobia was an awesome figure.

Very pretty, but I don't like the 'b' sound in the middle of it.

Zenobia is the name of the elephant in the lesser-known 1939 film of the same name, starring Oliver Hardy (in a rare project without Stan Laurel) and the has-been comedian Harry Langdon. The name has a really nice ring to it, since I love Z names.

My first introduction to this name came from Ethan Frome (which is one of my all-time favorite pieces of literature). Because of that introduction, I don't think I'd ever be able to separate the name from the character. For anyone who has read the book, you can see where that might be problematic! Otherwise, it's a very pretty name,

I think Zenobia is stunning. It has a strength to it that I like, and it has a spunk and almost defiant feel to it. I also think Zenobia tends to have a sensual feel, which MIGHT not be necessarily appropriate for a child.
Zenobia is just really beautiful. It's one of my favorite names. ^-^

I think this name is alright really, I suppose. To English speakers, this name can sound quite ugly and foreign, but I think the bones of this name are okay and I also think it could sound quite futuristic, smart, elegant and sophisticated, on the right person, though. :)

There is a minor character in the Vampire Chronicles (Anne Rice) who bears the name Zenobia; Zenobia appears in Blood & Gold.

This is the name of the heroine of Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1852 novel The Blithedale Romance.

This name is also used in Poland. Although it's quite old-fashioned.

I read that Zenobia is actually a cognate with the Arabic name Zaynab, meaning desert flower. Is this true?

Name of the Day: June 19th, 2011.

Alice Zenobia is the daughter of American actress/comedian Tina Fey.