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”).
Meanings
A female given name from Ancient Greek of modern usage.
Translations (10)
ko 제나 (a female given name) · ar زِينَا (a female given name) · ru Зе́на (a female given name) · mk Зи́на (a female given name) · he זינה (a female given name) · ja ジーナ (a female given name) · cmn 齊娜 /齐娜 (a female given name) · el Ζήνα (a female given name) · ru Зи́на (a female given name) · hi क्षेन (a female given name)
The lead character in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001) was the inspiration for the dwarf planet's nickname and for comparisons to the character.
Meanings
A tough, physical, confident woman.
"Okay, Xena," he said, taking the rope from Haley and tugging the branch toward the back door. "You push, and we'll get this outside." 2001, Judith Arnold, Muriel Jensen, Bobby Hutchinson, All Summer Long, page 148:
How do I drill self-confidence into the illogical half of my brain. or train my logical half to become my inner Xena and shout it down? 2000, Lynn Harris., Breakup Girl to the Rescue!, page 120:
She is a beautiful woman, the result of a family tree that includes African and Irish blood. But there's no getting around her five-eleven frame and muscular body. The rest of her staff calls her Xena. She likes that. 2005, Melissa Jacobs, Lexi James and the Council of Girlfriends, page 78:
Julian shook his head at her brazenness. "That's okay, I believe you. You are a regular Xena." 2006, Elaine Overton, Promises of the Heart, page 107:
I am raising a little Xena, a water warrior. Fierce, sure of herself. 1999 (Dec), David Lansing, "My Neighborhood", Orange Coast Magazine, 25(12): 189
The lead character in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001) was the inspiration for the dwarf planet's nickname and for comparisons to the character.
ru Зе́на (another name for the dwarf planet Eris) · ru Ксе́на (another name for the dwarf planet Eris) · ja ジーナ (another name for the dwarf planet Eris)