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As I looked through your list, I found that Zena seems to have a special magic for rounding out the rough edges that I perceive in certain names. Most of these edges are the result of what I hear as harsh consonant sounds. Some combos that work this way for me are:

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Zena Blythe
Zena Clementine
Zena Corinne
Zena Florence
Zena Gloria
Zena Gwendolen
Zena Harriet
Zena Mabel - Again the charming effect of softening and beautifying each name. This may well be my new Mabel combo!
Zena Magdalen
Zena Millicent

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I also like how the boldness and interest of Zena can stand up to, and balance out, what could otherwise be over-the-top frilliness in a middle name.

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Others that caught my eye:

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Zena Blanche - I want to like Blanch. I really do. It has a charming spunk, but I just cant separate the sound from the cooking term
Zena Caroline - I find this combo to have a lovely melodic quality. Like a lilting voice. I much prefer it to Zena Charlotte
Zena Hazel - As much as I enjoy these apart, together there is just too much "Z"
Zena Marjorie - I prefer this spelling
Zena Margot - Feels off balance, somehow incomplete
Zena Marianne (my favorite) - What do you love about this combo? I lean toward the less common Zena Marion
Zena Rosalind - I enjoy how this combo echos the "Z" sound without the visual repetition of the letter