Xenia Name Meaning & Origin
Xenia
Origin of the name Xenia:
Derived from the Greek xenia (hospitality), which is from xenos (a guest, stranger).
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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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.
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- Nicknames for Xenia
Senia, Senja, Janie, Shane, Nia
- Meanings and history of the name Xenia
(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
Saint Xenia of Rome (5th century)
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Xenia Onatopp, character in the 1995 James Bond movie "Goldeneye".