Xenia

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Girl · Greek

Xenia

Say it: ZEE-nee-uh

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Meaning

From Greek xenia 'hospitality'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Common in the Orthodox world, especially Russia (Kseniya).

Its wave through time

Popular now

In the United States

2,627 babies given this name since 1894
At its height in 2011, about 1 in 23,700 girls
54 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Greek Russian Ukrainian Polish

The family of the name

Other spellings: Zenia

Greek	Xenia
Russian	Kseniya
Ukrainian	Oksana
Polish	Ksenia

Famous bearers

Saint Xenia of Saint Petersburg

Names worth a look

TheodosiaGirlFrom Greek theos 'god' and dosis 'giving'.Early Medieval · peak 1893 · forgotten

KassiaGirlUncertain. Possibly related to cassia, an aromatic spice, but not established.Early Medieval · forgotten

EuphemiaGirlGreek euphēmia, 'good speech, good repute'.Early Medieval · forgotten

AthanasiaGirlFrom Greek athanasia 'immortality'.Early Medieval

TheclaGirlGreek Theokleia, 'glory of God' (theos 'god' and kleos 'glory').Early Medieval · forgotten

ParaskeviGirlGreek paraskeuē, 'preparation', the Greek name for Friday, the day of preparation before the Sabbath.Early Medieval

SandraGirlA short form of Alessandra, the Italian feminine of Alexander ('defender of men').Modern · peak 1946

CynthiaGirlGreek, 'woman of Mount Kynthos', an epithet of Artemis.Greece · peak 1957

Where this comes from

Calendars of saints and name days
National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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.