Xenia

Pronunciation: ZEE-nee-ə, KSAYN-yə (key)

Names related to Xenia: Ksenia, Oxana, Kseniya, Oksana

Derived from the Greek xenia (hospitality), which is from xenos (a guest, stranger).

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Comments and insights on the name Xenia: | Edit: My daughters name is pronounced Sh-e-nya. After people ask twice how to say it they always comments on how beautiful a name it is.
Personal experiences with the name Xenia: | Edit: Share what you know!
Nicknames for Xenia: | Edit: Senia, Senja, Janie, Shane, Nia
Meanings and history of the name Xenia: | Edit: (Greek: ξενία, xenía)is the Greek concept of hospitality, or generosity and courtesy shown to those who are far from home. It is often translated as "guest-friendship" (or "ritualized friendship")
Famous real-life people named Xenia: | Edit: Saint Xenia of Rome (5th century)
Saint Xenia of Petersburg
Saint Xenia of Peloponnesus
Xenia Seeberg, German actress from the TV show "Lexx"
Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia, sister of Nicholas II
Xenia Ali-Hindi pop singer
Xenia Prieto first runner-up in Miss Earth Venezuela 2006
Xenia Siamas Actress and Model
Xenia Tchoumitcheva Model
Xenia, contestant on TV Show, "The Voice"
Xenia in song, story & screen: | Edit: Xenia Onatopp, character in the 1995 James Bond movie "Goldeneye".