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

People think this name is

youthful   upper class   refined   strange   complex   serious   nerdy  

Name Days

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

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Entry updated May 29, 2020