Xena

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• UK, US: /ˈziː.nə/
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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”).

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.

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: زِينَا (zīnā) — a female given name
• Chinese Mandarin: 齊娜 /齐娜 (Zīnà) — a female given name
• Greek: Ζήνα (Zína) — a female given name
• Hebrew: זינה — a female given name
• Hindi: क्षेन (kṣen) — a female given name
• Japanese: ジーナ (Jīna) — a female given name
• Korean: 제나 — a female given name
• Macedonian: Зи́на (Zína) — a female given name
• Russian: Зе́на (Zéna) — a female given name
• Russian: Зи́на (Zína) — a female given name
• Japanese: ジーナ (Jīna) — another name for the dwarf planet Eris
• Russian: Ксе́на (Kséna) — another name for the dwarf planet Eris
• Russian: Зе́на (Zéna) — another name for the dwarf planet Eris