Xena

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek of modern usage.
name
  1. Eris (dwarf planet)
noun
  1. A tough, physical, confident woman.

Pronunciation

/ˈziː.nə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Xena.wav

Word forms

Xena Xenas

Etymology

Possibly a variant of Xenia, from Latin Xenia, from Ancient Greek ξενία (xenía, “hospitable”), the assumed name of a fifth-century saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church, from ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”).

Synonyms

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