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used in many cultures for women. It can also refer (as

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''Zenaida'') to the

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, named after Princess Zénaïde Bonaparte.

As a personal name

Zenaida

* Zenaida (saint), traditional 1st century Christian saint * Zenaida Alcalde (born 1981), Spanish circus performer *Zenaida Beveraggi (born 1957), "Zeny" of pop music duet Zeny & Zory *

Zenaida Manfugás Zenaida Elvira González Manfugás (February 22, 1922 - May 2, 2012) was a Cuban-born American-naturalized pianist, considered to be one of the best Cuban pianists in history.

(1922–2012), Cuban-born American pianist * Zenaida Moya, mayor of Belize City, Belize * Zenaida Yanowsky (born 1975), Spanish ballet dancer

Zénaïde

* Zénaïde Laetitia Julie Bonaparte (1801–1854), wife and cousin of ornithologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte * Zénaïde Rossi (1923–2005), stage name Irene Reni, Italian-French actress and singer

Zinaida

* Zinaida Aksentyeva (1900–1969), Ukrainian/Soviet astronomer * Zinaida Amosova (born 1950), Soviet cross-country skier *

Zinaida Gippius Zinaida Nikolayevna Gippius (; – 9 September 1945), a Russian poet, playwright, novelist, editor and religious thinker, became one of the major figures in Russian symbolism. She began writing at an early age, and by the time she met Dmitry ...

(1869–1945), Russian poet *

Zinaida Greceanîi Zinaida Greceanîi (; born 7 February 1956Page on Greceanii at government website
.) is a ...

(born 1956), Moldovan politician * Zinaida Korotova (born 1936), Russian rower *

Zinaida Kupriyanovich Zinaida Alexandrovna Kupriyanovich (born 17 September 2002), sometimes known professionally as Zina Kupriyanovich or Zena (stylized as ZENA), and now known as Zina Bless, is a Belarusian singer, actress, and television presenter. Kupriyanovich r ...

(born 2002), Belarusian singer * Zinaida Liepiņa (1907–2000), Latvian sprinter *

Zinaida Portnova Zinaida Martynovna Portnova (; 20 February 1926 – 15 January 1944) was a Soviet partisan and posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union. She is known for sabotaging and poisoning German troops during World War II before being captured, tortured ...

(1926–1944), seventh-grade Soviet partisan and Hero of the Soviet Union *

Zinaida Semenova Zinaida Semenova (; born 19 March 1962) is a retired female long-distance runner from Russia. She set her personal best in the women's marathon on October 7, 2001, in Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul (often abbreviated St. Paul) is the List o ...

(born 1962), Russian long-distance runner *

Zinaida Serebriakova Zinaida Yevgenyevna Serebriakova (; (Лансере); – 19 September 1967) was a Russian painter. Early life and education Zinaida Yevgenyevna Lansere was born on on the estate of Neskuchnoye near Kharkov in the Russian Empire. Her fathe ...

(1884–1967), Russian painter *

Zinaida Turchyna Zinaida Mykhaylivna Turchyna (, née ''Stolitenko'' on 17 May 1946) is a retired Ukrainian handball player. Coached by her husband Ihor Turchyn she competed for the Soviet Union in all major international tournaments in 1973–1988, except for ...

(born 1946), Soviet handball player *

Zinaida Volkova Zinaida Lvovna Volkova (née Bronstein; ; 27 March 1901 – 5 January 1933) was a Russian Marxist. She was Leon Trotsky's first daughter by his first wife, Aleksandra Sokolovskaya, a Marxist from Nikolaev (Ukraine). She was raised by her aunt ...

(1901–1933), Russian Marxist, daughter of Leon Trotsky *

Zinaida Voronina Zinaida Voronina, born Zinaida Borisovna Druzhinina (also Druginina), (; 10 December 1947 – 17 March 2001) was a USSR, Soviet gymnastics, gymnast who competed at the European, World, and Olympic level from the mid-1960s to early 1970s. Tra ...

(1947–2001), Soviet gymnast *

Zinaida Yusupova Princess Zinaida Nikolaevna Yusupova (; 2 September 1861 – 24 November 1939) was a Russian noblewoman, the only heiress of Russia's largest private fortune of her time. Famed for her beauty, the lavishness of her hospitality, and her extensi ...

(1861–1939), Russian noblewoman at the end of the Romanov dynasty

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