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'''Zene'''. African (?). Meaning "Beautiful."<ref>https://www.thenamemeaning.com/zene</ref><ref>http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Zene.html</ref><ref>http://rocketparents.com/names/zene</ref> | '''Zene'''. African (?). Meaning "Beautiful."<ref>https://www.thenamemeaning.com/zene</ref><ref>http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Zene.html</ref><ref>http://rocketparents.com/names/zene</ref> | ||
'''Zenith'''. | '''Zenith'''. Middle English. Word stemmed from the Old French ''cenith'', which in turn derived from the Medieval Latin words ''cenit'' and ''senit''. These were transliterations of the Arabic ''samt al-ras'' (سمت الرأس) "the way over the head."<ref>https://www.etymonline.com/word/zenith#etymonline_v_5008</ref><ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zenith#note-1</ref> Currently, zenith is used in astronomy to mean "point on the celestial sphere directly above an observer on the Earth."<ref>https://www.britannica.com/science/zenith-astronomy</ref> Zenith is used as a feminine name 81% of the time and as a masculine name 19% of the time, according to US SSA data.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/Z/ZE/ZENITH/index.html</ref> Keywords: astronomy, sky, feminine inclined, uncommon. | ||
'''Zenon'''. English and Polish. Form of the Greek name Zeno, meaning "Generous."<ref>https://www.thenamemeaning.com/zenon</ref><ref>http://rocketparents.com/names/zenon</ref> | '''Zenon'''. English and Polish. Form of the Greek name Zeno, meaning "Generous."<ref>https://www.thenamemeaning.com/zenon</ref><ref>http://rocketparents.com/names/zenon</ref> | ||