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Subject: Re: Xenia ...
Author: Bear   (Authenticated as Bear)
Date: October 12, 2012 at 11:21:54 AM
Reply to: Xenia ... by Elena
Xenia is a beauty, I agree.

I prefer either "ZEEN-yuh" or Russian "KSEEN-yuh." The explosive "ks" sound is irresistable to me. But "ZEN-yuh / ZEN-ee-uh" is definitely the most likely pronunciation in an English-speaking culture (and therefore the easiest to live with).

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