Xenia

Gender Feminine
Usage Greek, Ancient Greek
Scripts Ξένια(Greek) Ξενία(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

Means "hospitality" in Greek, a derivative of ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreigner, guest". This was the name of a 5th-century saint who is venerated in the Eastern Church.

Related Names

VariantXeni(Greek)
Other Languages & CulturesAksana, Ksenia, Kseniya(Belarusian) Aksinia(Bulgarian) Xènia(Catalan) Ksenija, Senka(Croatian) Xenie(Czech) Zenia(English) Senja(Finnish) Xene(Late Greek) Ksenija(Latvian) Ksenija(Macedonian) Ksenia(Polish) Ksenia, Kseniya, Oksana, Oxana, Aksinia, Aksinya, Ksyusha(Russian) Ksenija, Senka(Serbian) Ksenija(Slovene) Ksenia, Kseniya, Oksana, Oxana(Ukrainian)
Same SpellingXènia
User SubmissionsXénia, Xênia, Xenia

Popularity

Name Days

Austria: January 12
Hungary: July 30 (as Xénia)
Romania: January 24
Slovakia: June 2 (as Xénia)
Spain: January 24

Categories

ends in -nia, martyrs, Orthodox saints, saints
Entry updated May 29, 2020