"Xenia" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈziːniə/
Etymology: From the assumed name of a fifth-century saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Latin Xenia, from Ancient Greek ξενία (xenía, “hospitable”). Doublet of Oksana. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Xenia}} Latin Xenia, {{der|en|grc|ξενία||hospitable}} Ancient Greek ξενία (xenía, “hospitable”), {{doublet|en|Oksana}} Doublet of Oksana Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Xenia
  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek of mainly historical use in English. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Synonyms: Ksenia, Kseniya, Xeniya Related terms: Oksana, Xena Translations (female given name): Ksení [feminine] (Albanian), Ksenía [feminine] (Albanian), Ксе́нія (Ksjénija) [feminine] (Belarusian), Ксе́нія (Ksénija) [feminine] (Carpathian Rusyn), Xenie [feminine] (Czech), Xenia (Danish), Zenia (Danish), Senja (Finnish), Xenia (German), Ksenija [feminine] (Latvian), Ѯенїѧ (Ksenię) [feminine] (Old Church Slavonic), Ksenia [feminine] (Polish), Xenia [feminine] (Portuguese), Ксе́ния (Ksénija) (Russian), Ксе́нія (Ksénija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), Окса́на (Oksána) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Xenia-en-name-PyqNyxOg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 2 4 33 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 94 1 1 3
  2. A village in Illinois. Categories (place): Places in Illinois, USA, Places in the United States, Villages in Illinois, USA, Villages in the United States
    Sense id: en-Xenia-en-name-i5~pR1yr
  3. An unincorporated community in Kansas. Categories (place): Places in Kansas, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Kansas, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Xenia-en-name-hTyF5XwU
  4. A city, the county seat of Greene County, Ohio. Categories (place): Cities in Ohio, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Ohio, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Xenia-en-name-5B1mNTKf Categories (other): County seats of Ohio, USA

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