Xenia (name)

Xenia
Gender	Female
Name day	Czech Republic: November 27; Finland: January 24; Greece: January 24; Hungary: July 30; Poland: April 16; Slovakia: June 2;
Origin
Word/name	Greek
Meaning	"foreigner", "outlander", "welcomed guest" "hospitality"
Other names
Variant form(s)	Ksenia, Kseniia, Ksenija
Related names	Oksana, Senja

Xenia (variants include Ksenia, Kseniia, Ksenija, Kseniya; derived from Greek ξενία xenia, "hospitality")^[a] is a female given name. The below sections list notable people with one of the variants of this given name.

Related names include Oksana (Ukrainian: Оксана, Ксенія, (Belarusian: Ксенiя, Аксана), Ксения (Russia), Ksenija (Slovenia, Croatia, Lithuania; Ксенија, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia); Kseniya (Bulgarian: Ксения); Xénia (Hungary), and Senja (Finland). In Spain, although it started to become more popular during the 1990s,^{[according to whom?]} it appears mainly in Galician as Xenia [ˈʃenia], and in Catalan as Xènia [ˈʃɛniə].

Ksenia

Actresses

Ksenia Alfyorova (born 1974), Bulgarian-born actress and television presenter in Russia
Ksenia Khairova (born 1969), Russian stage and film actress
Ksenia Solo (born 1987), Latvian-Canadian actress

Artistic gymnasts

Ksenia Afanasyeva (born 1991), Russian artistic gymnast
Ksenia Dudkina (born 1995), Russian group rhythmic gymnast
Ksenia Dzhalaganiya (born 1985), Russian group rhythmic gymnast
Ksenia Kamkova (born 2002), Russian artistic gymnast
Ksenia Klimenko (born 2003), Russian artistic gymnast
Ksenia Polyakova (born 2000), Russian group rhythmic gymnast
Ksenia Sankovich (born 1990), Belarusian rhythmic gymnast
Ksenia Semyonova (born 1992), Russian artistic gymnast

Badminton players

Ksenia Evgenova (born 1996), Russian badminton player
Ksenia Polikarpova (born 1990), Russian-Israeli badminton player

Footballers (soccer players)

Ksenia Garanina (born 1997), Russian-Armenian footballer
Ksenia Khairulina (born 1997), Kazakhstani footballer
Ksenia Tsybutovich (born 1987), Russian footballer

Ice skaters / ice dancers

Ksenia Antonova (born 1990), Russian ice dancer
Ksenia Caesar (1889 – after 1939), Russian ice skater
Ksenia Doronina (born 1990), Russian ice skater
Ksenia Konkina (born 2001), Russian ice dancer
Ksenia Krasilnikova (born 1991), Russian ice skater
Ksenia Makarova (born 1992), Russian-American ice skater
Ksenia Monko (born 1992), Russian ice dancer
Ksenia Ozerova (born 1991), Russian ice skater
Ksenia Pecherkina (born 1993), Latvian ice dancer
Ksenia Smetanenko (born 1979), Russian-Armenia ice skater
Ksenia Stolbova (born 1992), Russian ice skater

Models

Ksenia Kahnovich (born 1987), Russian fashion model
Ksenia Kuprina (1908–1981), French model and actress
Ksenia Sukhinova (born 1987), Russian model, television host, and beauty queen; Miss World 2008

Singers

Ksenia Novikova (born 1980), Russian singer
Ksenia Sitnik (born 1995), Belarusian singer
Ksenija Knežević (born 1996), Montenegrin singer

Tennis players

Ksenia Aleshina (born 2003), Russian tennis player
Ksenia Gaydarzhi (born 1995), Russian tennis player
Ksenia Lykina (born 1990), Russian tennis player
Ksenia Milevskaya (born 1990), Belarusian tennis player
Ksenia Palkina (born 1989), Russian tennis player
Ksenia Pervak (born 1991), Russian tennis player

Other sports

Ksenia Alopina (born 1992), Russian alpine ski racer
Ksenia Chernykh (fl. 2006–2010), Russian mountain biker
Ksenia Chibisova (born 1988), Russian judoka
Ksenia Kablukova (born 1998), Russian ski jumper
Ksenia Kurach (born 1997), Russian sprint canoeist
Ksenia Ovsyannikova (born 1985), Russian wheelchair fencer
Ksenia Parubets (born 1994), Russian volleyball player
Ksenia Perova (born 1989), Russian archer
Ksenia Popova (born 1988), Russian open water swimmer
Ksenia Tikhonenko (born 1993), Russian basketball player
Ksenia Zadorina (born 1987), Russian sprinter
Ksenia Zakordonskaya (born 2003), Russian handballer
Ksenia Zsikhotska (born 1989), Ukrainian dancer and choreographer

Other non-sporting

Ksenia Anske (barn 1976), Russian-born American author of short fiction and novels
Ksenia Goryacheva (born 1996), Russian political figure
Ksenia Kepping (1937–2002), Russian linguist
Ksenia Milicevic (born 1942), French painter, architect and town planner
Ksenia Pokrovsky (1942–2013), Russian-American religious painter
Ksenia Aleksandrovna Razumova (born 1931), Russian physicist
Ksenia Schnaider, Ukrainian clothing designer
Ksenia Sobchak (born 1981), Russian public figure, TV anchor, and journalist
Ksenia Svetlova (born 1977), Israeli politician and journalist

Kseniia

Kseniia Akhanteva (born 2002), Russian pair skater
Kseniia Aleksandrova (born 2000), Uzbekistani rhythmic gymnast
Kseniia Krimer (born 1992), Russian water polo player
Kseniia Levchenko (born 1996), Russian basketball player
Kseniia Levkovska (born 1989), Ukrainian triathlete
Kseniia Sinitsyna (born 2004), Russian figure skater
Kseniia Tsymbalyuk (born 1997), Russian road and track cyclist
Kseniia Zastavska, Ukrainian poet, writer and screenwriter

Ksenija

Actresses

Ksenija Marinković (born 1966), Croatian film, television and theatre actress
Ksenija Pajić (born 1961), Croatian actress

Singers

Ksenija Knežević (born 1996), Serbian-Montenegrin singer
Ksenija Milošević (born 1982), Serbian singer
Ksenija Pajčin (1977–2010), Serbian singer and model; sometimes referred to as Xenia or Xenija

Track & field athletes

Ksenija Balta (born 1986), Estonian long jumper, sprinter, and heptathlete
Ksenija Predikaka (born 1970), Slovenian long jumper

Other sports

Ksenija Jastsenjski (born 1982), Serbian figure skater
Ksenija Voishal (born 1994), Belarusian basketball player

Other non-sporting

Ksenija Atanasijević (1894–1981), Serbian philosopher
Ksenija Bulatović (born 1967), Serbian architect
Ksenija Lukich (born 1990), Serbian-Australian model
Ksenija Pavlovic, Belgrade-born American journalist and author
Ksenija Sidorova (born 1988), Latvian accordionist
Ksenija Turković (born 1964), Croatian jurist
Ksenija Zečević (1956–2006), Serbian pianist

Kseniya

Actresses

Kseniya Alexandrova (born 1994), Russian model and actress
Kseniya Borodina (born 1983), Russian television presenter and actress
Kseniya Kachalina (born 1971), Russian actress
Kseniya Kutepova (born 1971), Russian actress
Kseniya Mishyna (born 1989), Ukrainian film and stage actress
Kseniya Rappoport (born 1974), Russian actress

Footballers

Kseniya Kovalenko (born 1990), Russian footballer
Kseniya Senina (fl. 2010), Uzbekistani footballer

Handballers

Kseniya Makeyeva (born 1990), Russian handballer
Kseniya Milova (born 1992), Russian handballer
Kseniya Nikandrova (born 1987), Kazakhstani handballer

Runners / sprinters

Kseniya Agafonova (born 1983), Russian long-distance runner
Kseniya Aksyonova (born 1988), Russian sprinter
Kseniya Karandyuk (born 1986), Ukrainian sprinter
Kseniya Ryzhova (born 1987), Russian sprinter

Other sports

Kseniya Baylo (born 2005), Ukrainian diver
Kseniya Dobrynina (born 1994), Russian racing cyclist
Kseniya Dziatsuk (born 1986), Belarusian triple jumper
Kseniya Grigoreva (born 1987), Uzbekistani alpine skier
Kseniya Markitantova (born 1981), Ukrainian Paralympic archer
Kseniya Moskvina (born 1989), Russian swimmer
Kseniya Moustafaeva (born 1995), Belarus-born French rhythmic gymnast
Kseniya Pantelyeyeva (born 1994), Ukrainian fencer
Kseniya Sadouskaya (born 1991), Belarusian speed skater
Kseniya Stankevich (born 1996), Belarusian freestyle wrestler
Kseniya Sydorenko (born 1986), Ukrainian synchronized swimmer
Ksenyia Tuhai (born 1995), Belarusian cyclist
Kseniya Zikunkova (born 1979), Belarusian biathlete

Other non-sporting

Kseniya Boguslavskaya (1892–1972), Russian artist
Kseniya Garaschuk (born 1982), Minsk-born Canadian mathematician
Kseniya Konstantinova (1925–1943), Red Army medic and Hero of the Soviet Union
Kseniya Ryabinkina, Russian ballet dancer
Kseniya Simonova (born 1985), Ukrainian artist
Kseniya Yorsh (born 1990), Belarusian-born film producer in the United States

Xenia

Actresses

Xenia Desni (1894–1962), Ukrainian actress of the silent era
Xenia Goodwin (born 1994), Australian actress and dancer
Xenia Gratsos (1940–2018), Greek-American actress
Xenia Kalogeropoulou (born 1936), Greek actress
Xenia Seeberg (born 1967), German film and television actress
Xenia Valderi (1921–2008), Yugoslav-born Italian actress

Aristocrats

Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia (1875–1960), sister of Tsar Nicholas II
Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia (1903–1965), daughter of Grand Duke George Mihailovich of Russia
Princess Xenia of Montenegro (1887–1960), daughter of Nicholas I of Montenegro
Xenia of Yaroslavl (died c. 1290), regent of Yaroslavl
Xenia Borisovna (1582–1622), daughter of Tsar Boris Godunov

Dancers

Xenia Borovansky (1903–1985), Russian-born dancer and choreographer, based in Australia after 1939
Xenia Makletzova (1892–1974), Russian ballet dancer
Xenia Zarina (1903–1967), American dancer

Musicians

Xenia Jankovic (born 1958), Serbian-Russian cellist
Xenia Boodberg Lee (1927–2004), American pianist
Xénia Maliarevitch (born 1980), French classical pianist

Religious figures

Saint Xenia (disambiguation), several people
Xenia of Rome (died c. 450), saint of the 5th century
Xenia of Saint Petersburg (c. 1719–1730 – c. 1803), patron saint

Singers

Xenia (singer) (born 1994; Xenia Edith Martinez), singer on the TV series The Voice
Xenia Belmas (1890–1981), Ukrainian soprano
Xênia França (born 1986), Brazilian singer-songwriter
Xenia Rubinos (born 1985), American singer-songwriter

Swimmers

Xenia Palazzo (born 1998), Italian Paralympic swimmer
Xenia Peni (born 1983), Papua New Guinean swimmer

Volleyball players

Xenia Ivanov (born 1970), Romanian volleyball player
Xenia Staffelbach (born 1998), Swiss volleyball player

Other sports

Xenia Estrada (born 1990), Salvadoran cyclist
Xenia Georgiou (born 1988), Cypriot footballer
Xenia Knoll (born 1992), Swiss tennis player
Xénia Krizsán (born 1993), Hungarian heptathlete
Xénia Siska (born 1957), Hungarian hurdler
Xenia Smits (born 1994), Belgian-born German handballer
Xenia Stad-de Jong (1922–2012), Dutch sprinter

Other non-sporting

Xenia, name given by Bryan Sykes to a theoretical founding ancestor of Haplogroup X (mtDNA)
Xenia Benivolski, Canadian art curator
Xenia Cage (1913–1995), American surrealist sculptor
Xenia Deli (born 1989), Moldovan-American model
Xenia Denikina (1892–1973), Russian writer
Xenia Dyakonova (born 1965), Russian poet and translator
Xenia Ghali (born 1989), Greek songwriter, record producer and disc jockey
Xenia Hausner (born 1951), Austrian painter and stage designer
Xenia Onatopp, a fictional villainess from James Bond's GoldenEye
Xenia de la Ossa (born 1958), Costa Rican physicist
Xenia Shestova (1560–1631), Russian nun and mother of Mikhail I of Russia
Xenia Wickett, British-American executive coach and international advisor

Other variants

Aksinya Sergeeva (1726–1756), Russian ballerina
Ksenya Stepanycheva (born 1978), Russian playwright
Xeniya Volnukhina (born 1982), Kazakhstani handballer
Xènius, male version, nom de plume of Eugenio d'Ors
Zenia Stampe (born 1979), Danish politician

Notes

^ Other sources point the word ξένος [ksénos], 'foreigner', as the origin of the name. This would be equivalent to the Latin name Barbara which also means 'foreigner'.

[1] Other sources point the word ξένος [ksénos], 'foreigner', as the origin of the name. This would be equivalent to the Latin name Barbara which also means 'foreigner'.

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Ksenia

Actresses

Artistic gymnasts

Badminton players

Footballers (soccer players)

Ice skaters / ice dancers

Models

Singers

Tennis players

Other sports

Other non-sporting

Kseniia

Ksenija

Actresses

Singers

Track & field athletes

Other sports

Other non-sporting

Kseniya

Actresses

Footballers

Handballers

Runners / sprinters

Other sports

Other non-sporting

Xenia

Actresses

Aristocrats

Dancers

Musicians

Religious figures

Singers

Swimmers

Volleyball players

Other sports

Other non-sporting

Other variants

See also

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