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Spanish pronunciation is /'se.nja/ (as shown in the data, it's been decently popular in Spain since the 1990s). [noted -ed]
I've heard this pronounced in English as both ZEE-nee-ə (ZEE-nyə) and ZEN-ee-ə (ZEN-yə). The first pronunciation is clearly influenced by Xena, whereas the latter pronunciation is likely influenced by the Slavic variant Kseniya.
In Greek, pronunced "kse-NEE-ah" and the English pronunciation is "ZEEN-ee-ə".
Pronunced "KSEN-yah".
The only Xenia I've ever met was from Spain, and she pronounced it SHEN-ya.
I've known two Greek Xenias and they've both pronounced it Zen-ya.
Xenia´s pet forms are Xenie, Xenin(k)a, Nina, Xenushe. Pronounced as: "Ksenia".
I know several Russian people with this name, and they pronounce it Ks-ey-nee-uh. Somewhat better-sounding in my ears.

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