Xenia

See also: xenia and Xénia

English

Alternative forms

Ksenia
Kseniya
Xeniya

Etymology

From the assumed name of a fifth-century saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Latin Xenia, from Ancient Greek ξενία (xenía, “hospitable”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈziːniə/

Proper noun

Xenia

A female given name of mainly historical use in English.
A village in Illinois.
An unincorporated community in Kansas.
A city in Ohio, and county seat of Greene County.

Related terms

Oksana
Xena

Translations

female given name

Belarusian: Ксе́нія f (Ksjénija)
Czech: Xenie (cs) f
Danish: Xenia, Zenia
Finnish: Senja (fi)
German: Xenia (de)
Latvian: Ksenija f

Polish: Ksenia (pl) f
Portuguese: Xenia f
Russian: Ксе́ния (ru) (Ksénija)
Rusyn: Ксе́нія f (Ksénija)
Ukrainian: Ксе́нія f (Ksénija), Окса́на f (Oksána)

Danish

Proper noun

Xenia

A female given name, cognate to the English Xenia.

Related terms

Zenia

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Xenia

A female given name, cognate to the English Xenia.