Xenia (name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Xenia


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gender = female
meaning = "hospitality"
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origin = Greek
related names = Ksenia, Kseniya, Oksana, Senja Xena, Xeniya
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Xenia (also Xeniya, Ksenia, Kseniya, or Xena; derived from Greek ξενία ["xenia"] - "hospitality". [Other fonts point the word ξένος ["ksénos"] - 'foreigner' as the origin of the name. It would be parallel to the Latin name Barbara which also means 'foreigner'.] ) is a female name used mainly in Russia [Ксения ["Ksenija"] , obsolete Аксинья ["Aksin'ja"] (diminutive Ксюша ["Ksjusha"] )] and Greece. In Spain, although it started to become more popular name during the 90s, it appears mainly in Galician - "Xenia" ['ʃenja] and in Catalan - "Xènia" ['ʃεnia] where it is a traditional diminutive of Eugènia. Related names include: "Oksana" (Оксана), (Ukraine); "Ksenija" (Slovenia, Croatia); "Xénia" (Hungary); "Senja" (Finland), and "Ksenija" (Ксенија) (Serbia, Montenegro and Republic of Macedonia).

Name days:
* Czech Republic: November 27
* Slovakia: June 2
* Hungary: July 30
* Finland: January 24
* Russia: February 6

Notable namesakes

* Ksenia Godunova, russian tsarevna
* Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia
* Xenia of St. Petersburg
* Xenia Onatopp (James Bond villain)
* Xenia Seeberg actress and star of 'Lexx'
* Saint Xenia the Righteous of Rome 5th century Orthodox saint

ee also

*Xena
*Xénius, male version, "nom de plume" of Eugeni d'Ors

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