Greek/Slavic · Girl name
Ksenija
“foreigner, stranger”
About the name Ksenija
Ksenija is a girl’s name of Greek and Slavic origin meaning ‘foreigner’ or ‘stranger’. It is derived from the Greek ‘xenos’, meaning foreigner, also translated as guest, and is the Serbian, Croatian, Slovene and Lithuanian spelling of Xenia. The name is commonly used in Slavic countries. Saint Xenia of Saint Petersburg, an eighteenth-century holy fool, is a widely venerated Orthodox saint, and the Russian form of the name is Kseniya.
- Meaning
- foreigner, stranger
- Origin
- Greek/Slavic
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- kse-NEE-yah(3 syl.)
Variants and spellings
- Ksenia
If you like Ksenija
- Xena
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- Paraskevi
Middle names for Ksenija
- Ksenija Marie
- Ksenija Elena
- Ksenija Sophia
- Ksenija Lynn
- Ksenija Rose
Questions about Ksenija
- What does Ksenija mean?
- Ksenija is a Greek name meaning "foreigner, stranger".
- How do you pronounce Ksenija?
- Ksenija is pronounced kse-NEE-yah, with emphasis on the second syllable.
- What are variants of Ksenija?
- Variants of Ksenija include Ksenia.
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