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Meaning & History
Invented by Paul Mowatt and Marina Ogilvy, the daughter of Princess Alexandra of Kent, for their daughter born 1990, allegedly inspired by the American novel Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974; see also Zen) and Eno, the surname of English musician Brian Eno (1948-). Perhaps this was combined with a Russian diminutive suffix (such as in Anouska) to reflect her descent from Tsar Alexander of Russia, through Marina Ogilvy's grandmother, Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark.