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Girl · Greek
Polyxeni
Say it: poh-lee-KSEH-nee
Meaning
Greek polys 'many, much' and xenos 'guest, stranger', 'very hospitable'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Honoured as an early Christian saint as well as a figure of the Trojan legend, but rare for babies today.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
- Ancient Greece800 BC to 146 BC
- The Age of Revolutions1750 to 1837
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Xeni
| Latin | Polyxena |
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Famous bearers
- Polyxena, daughter of Priam in Greek legend
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Where this comes from
- Ancient Greek literature and history (Homer, Herodotus, Plutarch and others)
- Calendars of saints and name days
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.