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 [ 3 syll. xe-nia, xen-ia ] The girl name Xenia is pronounced as ZIYNiyah KEY. Xenia is used predominantly in English, German, Greek, Italian, and Romanian, and its origin is Old Greek. Xenia (Old Greek) is an old form of the name. The name is derived from the Greek word 'xenia' (hospitable), which is itself from 'xenos' (foreigner). The name was borne by Saint Xenia the Righteous of Rome, a 5th-century saint venerated by the Orthodox Church. Xenia is also the Greek concept of hospitality shown to foreigners, and it is the root of the English word 'genial'. The Greek god Zeus was sometimes known as Zeus Xenios or Zeus Xenia, in allusion to him being a god of travelers. In recent times, the name has been popularized by the TV series Xena: Warrior Princess (1995-2001). Chimene (French), Ksenia (Polish), Ksenija (Slavic), Kseniya (Russian), Oksana (Russian and Ukrainian), Oxana (Russian), Xena (English and Greek), and Xinia (Spanish) are variants of Xenia. Zena (English, Greek, Italian, and Romanian spelling variant), Zenia (English, Greek, and Italian spelling variant), and Zina (Czech, English, Greek, and Russian spelling variant) are other forms of the name. Xenia is uncommon as a baby name for girls. It is not listed within the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Xenia include Zinia (English), Jumoke (Yoruban), Zania (English), Zenia (English, Greek, and Italian), Ziazan (Armenian), Zigana, Zinnia (English), Zsuzsanna (Hungarian), Zuwena (Swahili), Zuzana (Czech), Zuzanna (Polish), Xena (English and Greek), Xoana (Galician), Zana (Hebrew and English), Zanna (Latvian), Zayna (Arabic), Zeena (English), Zena (English, Greek, Italian, and Romanian), Zenna (English), and Zhanna (Russian). KEY: Pronunciation for Xenia: Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
