Xenia

See also: xenia, xénia, xenía, xenią, 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”). Doublet of Oksana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈziːniə/

Proper noun

Xenia

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek of mainly historical use in English.
2. A village in Illinois.
3. An unincorporated community in Kansas.
4. A city, the county seat of Greene County, Ohio.

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
• Old Church Slavonic: Ѯенїѧ f (Ksenię)
• 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

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Xenia

Related terms

• Zenia

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Xenia

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Xenia

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsenja/ [ˈse.nja]
• Rhymes: -enja
• Syllabification: Xe‧nia

Proper noun

Xenia f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Xenia