Xena

Meaning

Name

A female given name from Ancient Greek of modern usage.

Noun

A tough, physical, confident woman.

Synonyms

Gabrielle

2003 UB313

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈziː.nə/

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”).