Zeno is the common anglicised form of the name Zenon (), derived from the
theonym
A theonym (from Greek (), 'god', attached to (), ) is a proper name of a deity.
Theonymy, the study of divine proper names, is a branch of onomastics, the study of the etymology, history, and use of proper names. Theonymy helps develop an und ...
Zeus
Zeus (, ) is the chief deity of the List of Greek deities, Greek pantheon. He is a sky father, sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus.
Zeus is the child ...
. Other forms of the given name include Zénon (
French) and Zenón (
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
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). The name is popular as a masculine given name in many Western countries, and it can also be found as a surname.
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Zeno (surname), a surname
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Zeno family, a Venetian family
Given name
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Zeno Debast (born 2003), Belgian footballer
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Zeno Koo (born 1994), Hong Kong actor and singer
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Zenon Mróz (born 1930), Polish engineer
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Zeno Ibsen Rossi (born 2000), English footballer
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Zeno Robinson, American voice actor
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Zeno Roth (1956–2018), German musician
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Zenon de Souza Farias (born 1954), Brazilian footballer
Fictional characters
* Great Demon King Zenon, leader of the demons in the manga and anime ''
Devilman
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. The manga focuses on a high school student named Akira Fudo who absorbs the powers of the demon called "Amon" with help of his friend Ryo Asuka in order to batt ...
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* Overlord Zenon, antagonist from the video game ''
Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories''
* Zeno, the Yellow Dragon Warrior in the manga ''
Akatsuki no Yona: Yona of the Dawn''
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Zen'ō, the supreme god of the multiverse in the anime and manga ''Dragon Ball Super''
* Zeno Bell, a demon that uses spells in the anime ''
Zatch Bell!
''Zatch Bell!'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Raiku. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' between January 2001 and December 2007, ...
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* Zeno Cosini, the protagonist of Italo Svevo's novel ''
La Coscienza di Zeno''
* Zenon Kar, character in the film ''
Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century''
* Zénon Ligre, alchemist, the protagonist of Marguerite Yourcenar's novel
''The Abyss''
* Zenon Zogratis, antagonist and human host of a demon, of the manga ''
Black Clover
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūki Tabata. It started in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in February 2015. The series ran in the magazine until August 2023, and moved to ...
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* Zenón Barriga y Pesado, character in the Mexican sitcom ''
El Chavo del Ocho
''El Chavo'' ("The Kid/The Boy", Spanish also meaning " cent"), also known as ''El Chavo del Ocho'' ("The Kid/Boy from Number Eight") during its earliest episodes, is a Mexican television sitcom series created by Roberto Gómez Bolaños (Che ...
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* Zeno Zoldyck, a character in the manga and anime series ''
Hunter × Hunter
''Hunter × Hunter'' (pronounced "hunter hunter") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. It has been serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since March 1998, although the man ...
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