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[Opinions] Xenia
Xenia seems to make it onto many PNLs (including mine).• How do you pronounce it?
• Do you like it?
• What impression does it give you?
• Make some combos with Xenia and name her brother and sister, please :)masculine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124079
feminine list: https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/191050/124080
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I really like Xenia, and pronounced it ZEN-ee-uh (or ZEN-yuh). X is a cool letter that isn't often at the start of names.While the name itself is Greek, I always envision someone Slavic with this name (though in the Latin alphabet it would more likely be transliterated as Kseniya). This is likely because of the villain Xenia Onatopp in GoldenEye (gotta love those Bond girl names, right?). Because of this association, I cannot imagine a Xenia who isn't attractive. The femme fatale energy is strong.Xenia Violet
Xenia Guinevere
Xenia Willow
Xenia Penelope
Xenia Frederica
Xenia Rosalie
Xenia Chloe Isobel (this one is from a UK birth announcement shared on the polls)
Xenia Alexandra Selena (also from those UK BAs)
Xenia Josephine
Xenia Lucretia
Xenia MargueriteXenia's siblings' names would vary, depending on Xenia's culture. If she's Greek, they'd likely be Alexandros, Nefeli, Savvas, or Thalia - something like that.If she's Slavic, they'd be Alexandr / Alexei, Daria, Nikolai "Kolya," or Yelena.If she's Georgian (like Xenia Onatopp), they'd be Aleksandre / Aleksi, Endzela, Levan, or Medea. (You might include Medea up with the Greek names, too.)
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Pretty! I really like Xenia... I prefer Ksenia / Kseniya a little bit more, and I think it makes pronunciation easier. I like it pronounced with both ks and z sounds for x, but I personally pronounce Xenia and Kseniya round about the same. I really love it, would absolutely use it (probably as a middle name) and I think it's really fun and unusual and vibrant. It has a lively, gregarious, headstrong, fiery vibe despite it's softer meaning.Not sure about a sibset, but for combos what about:Xenia Antigone
Xenia Electra
Xenia Esperanza
Xenia Genevieve
Xenia Hermione
Xenia Isidora
Xenia Leonie
Xenia Lucille
Xenia Marguerite
Xenia Nadezhda
Xenia Ottoline
Xenia Ramona
Xenia Rosalind
Xenia Sapphira
Xenia Tamar
Xenia Theodora

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Currently my favourite feminine name! ^^ I like that it's known but not popular in my country so I can use it in the future.I pronounce it KSE-nya.Xenia Amethyst
Xenia Aphrodite
Xenia Artemis
Xenia Briseis
Xenia Cressida
Xenia Damaris
Xenia Electra
Xenia Eris
Xenia Ginevra
Xenia Iridian
Xenia Lazuli
Xenia Pandora
Xenia Persephone
Xenia Polaris
Xenia VivienneXenia, Alastor, Phoebe
Xenia, Atlas, Zoe
Xenia, Orion, Chloe
Xenia, Zephyr, Nyx
Xenia, Apollo, Selene
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That's the pronunciation I use too! Xenia Briseis, Xenia Damaris, Xenia Electra, and Xenia Pandora are my favourites.
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I'd guess at ZENya; I've never met one or heard the name spoken.It looks pleasant enough, but I'm not keen on the sound, even if it's really ZEEnya.
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I pronounce the X with a Z sound, and I have no idea if that is correct. The name is fine, I don’t have a strong reaction towards loving or hating it. It is a unique name but not over the top unique. I think a simple middle name would work on this to compliment the unique name. Maybe not so common like rose or Grace… maybe something fairly common but not as quite, like Faye, Mae, Claire. I can’t think of any good sibling names off the top of my head since my taste does tend to be more “boring.” I like the idea of using a Greek origin type name or names that have the same general meaning (hospitality, foreigner, guest).
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I pronounce it roughly like "ZEEN-ya." I love its cross-cultural glamor.Xenia Araminta
Xenia Iolanthe
Xenia Philippa
Xenia Cosima
Xenia Celestia / Celestina
Xenia Arabella
Xenia Clotilde
Xenia Feodora
Xenia Roxana
Xenia Richenza
Xenia Cecilia
Xenia Clorinda
Xenia Emerentia
Xenia Fiorella
Xenia Consuelo
Xenia Laetitia Xenia, Amycus, and Phaenna
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It's ok, Zen e aMn Brooklyn, Chloe, Elise, Faith, Holly, Heidi, Hayley, Imogen, Portia, Jenae, Danae, Renee, Rose, Elsie, Ruby, Jasmine, Lauren
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