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It seems very pretentious to me. Quite the opposite of Zennie, in fact.

I think it's usable, but personally I only hear "xenophobia".

I think it's a really interesting name. To me, it not too out there but it's nice to look into different names. Also, I've heard Zina can be a possible nickname, but I can't remember where I seen it

Yes, I think it is perfectly usable. It doesn't have any bad historical associations, and to my ears it's quite pretty. Many people are aware of it already, and those who aren't should be able to figure out how to pronounce or spell it without much trouble.

It's ... okay. Usable, yeah.

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I'm not comfortable enough with it to like it a lot, because I associate the shape of it with words xenophobia and cenobite. And it also sounds like the name of an African country ... because Zambia, Namibia I guess.

This message was edited 6/19/2017, 7:59 PM

I love it! It's so operatic. I also love Zenaida and Zinovia.

It's usable, definitely, but it sounds a bit like a sci-fi novel heroine to me, for whatever reason. Not necessarily a bad thing!

I'm absolutely loving Zenobia at the moment! I'm on a bit of a strong, powerful, bad ass warrior (à la Wonder Woman) name kick right now, and I've recently decided on Zenobia as the final girl in my hypothetical all girl sibset of four. I love the sound, feel and associations, and even though I'm not the biggest fan of nicknames I think Zena (Xena) as a possibility just adds to the awesome warrior princess vibe. I really fell like Zenobia is versatile, can fit any personality or age, but always has that strength behind it, making her 100% usable.

Well, I think Zenobia is completely usable. It's long been my other half's very favorite name. I keep trying to pair it with something simple but he keeps saying "first name" :) So there you go. :D He wants to call her Zella.