Xenia (name)

Xenia (variants include Ksenia, Kseniia, Ksenija, Kseniya; derived from Greek ξενία xenia, "hospitality") is a female given name. The below sections list notable people with one of the variants of this given name.

Related names include Oksana (Оксана, Ксенія, (Ксенiя, Аксана), Ксения (Russia), Ksenija (Slovenia, Croatia, Lithuania; Ксенија, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia); Kseniya (Ксения); Xénia (Hungary), and Senja (Finland). In Spain, although it started to become more popular during the 1990s, it appears mainly in Galician as Xenia, and in Catalan as Xènia.

Actresses

 * Ksenia Alfyorova (born 1974), Bulgarian-born actress and television presenter in Russia
 * Ksenia Khairova (born 1969), Russian stage and film actress
 * Ksenia Solo (born 1987), Latvian-Canadian actress

Artistic gymnasts

 * Ksenia Afanasyeva (born 1991), Russian artistic gymnast
 * Ksenia Dudkina (born 1995), Russian group rhythmic gymnast
 * Ksenia Dzhalaganiya (born 1985), Russian group rhythmic gymnast
 * Ksenia Kamkova (born 2002), Russian artistic gymnast
 * Ksenia Klimenko (born 2003), Russian artistic gymnast
 * Ksenia Polyakova (born 2000), Russian group rhythmic gymnast
 * Ksenia Sankovich (born 1990), Belarusian rhythmic gymnast
 * Ksenia Semyonova (born 1992), Russian artistic gymnast

Badminton players

 * Ksenia Evgenova (born 1996), Russian badminton player
 * Ksenia Polikarpova (born 1990), Russian-Israeli badminton player

Footballers (soccer players)

 * Ksenia Garanina (born 1997), Russian-Armenian footballer
 * Ksenia Khairulina (born 1997), Kazakhstani footballer
 * Ksenia Tsybutovich (born 1987), Russian footballer

Ice skaters / ice dancers

 * Ksenia Antonova (born 1990), Russian ice dancer
 * Ksenia Caesar (1889 – after 1939), Russian ice skater
 * Ksenia Doronina (born 1990), Russian ice skater
 * Ksenia Konkina (born 2001), Russian ice dancer
 * Ksenia Krasilnikova (born 1991), Russian ice skater
 * Ksenia Makarova (born 1992), Russian-American ice skater
 * Ksenia Monko (born 1992), Russian ice dancer
 * Ksenia Ozerova (born 1991), Russian ice skater
 * Ksenia Pecherkina (born 1993), Latvian ice dancer
 * Ksenia Smetanenko (born 1979), Russian-Armenia ice skater
 * Ksenia Stolbova (born 1992), Russian ice skater

Models

 * Ksenia Kahnovich (born 1987), Russian fashion model
 * Ksenia Kuprina (1908–1981), French model and actress
 * Ksenia Sukhinova (born 1987), Russian model, television host, and beauty queen; Miss World 2008

Singers

 * Ksenia Novikova (born 1980), Russian singer
 * Ksenia Sitnik (born 1995), Belarusian singer
 * Ksenija Knežević (born 1996), Montenegrin singer

Tennis players

 * Ksenia Aleshina (born 2003), Russian tennis player
 * Ksenia Gaydarzhi (born 1995), Russian tennis player
 * Ksenia Lykina (born 1990), Russian tennis player
 * Ksenia Milevskaya (born 1990), Belarusian tennis player
 * Ksenia Palkina (born 1989), Russian tennis player
 * Ksenia Pervak (born 1991), Russian tennis player

Other sports

 * Ksenia Alopina (born 1992), Russian alpine ski racer
 * Ksenia Chernykh (fl. 2006–2010), Russian mountain biker
 * Ksenia Chibisova (born 1988), Russian judoka
 * Ksenia Kablukova (born 1998), Russian ski jumper
 * Ksenia Kurach (born 1997), Russian sprint canoeist
 * Ksenia Ovsyannikova (born 1985), Russian wheelchair fencer
 * Ksenia Parubets (born 1994), Russian volleyball player
 * Ksenia Perova (born 1989), Russian archer
 * Ksenia Popova (born 1988), Russian open water swimmer
 * Ksenia Tikhonenko (born 1993), Russian basketball player
 * Ksenia Zadorina (born 1987), Russian sprinter
 * Ksenia Zakordonskaya (born 2003), Russian handballer
 * Ksenia Zsikhotska (born 1989), Ukrainian dancer and choreographer

Other non-sporting

 * Ksenia Anske (barn 1976), Russian-born American author of short fiction and novels
 * Ksenia Goryacheva (born 1996), Russian political figure
 * Ksenia Kepping (1937–2002), Russian linguist
 * Ksenia Milicevic (born 1942), French painter, architect and town planner
 * Ksenia Pokrovsky (1942–2013), Russian-American religious painter
 * Ksenia Aleksandrovna Razumova (born 1931), Russian physicist
 * Ksenia Schnaider, Ukrainian clothing designer
 * Ksenia Sobchak (born 1981), Russian public figure, TV anchor, and journalist
 * Ksenia Svetlova (born 1977), Israeli politician and journalist

Kseniia

 * Kseniia Akhanteva (born 2002), Russian pair skater
 * Kseniia Aleksandrova (born 2000), Uzbekistani rhythmic gymnast
 * Kseniia Krimer (born 1992), Russian water polo player
 * Kseniia Levchenko (born 1996), Russian basketball player
 * Kseniia Levkovska (born 1989), Ukrainian triathlete
 * Kseniia Sinitsyna (born 2004), Russian figure skater
 * Kseniia Tsymbalyuk (born 1997), Russian road and track cyclist
 * Kseniia Zastavska, Ukrainian poet, writer and screenwriter

Actresses

 * Ksenija Marinković (born 1966), Croatian film, television and theatre actress
 * Ksenija Pajić (born 1961), Croatian actress

Singers

 * Ksenija Knežević (born 1996), Serbian-Montenegrin singer
 * Ksenija Milošević (born 1982), Serbian singer
 * Ksenija Pajčin (1977–2010), Serbian singer and model; sometimes referred to as Xenia or Xenija

Track & field athletes

 * Ksenija Balta (born 1986), Estonian long jumper, sprinter, and heptathlete
 * Ksenija Predikaka (born 1970), Slovenian long jumper

Other sports

 * Ksenija Jastsenjski (born 1982), Serbian figure skater
 * Ksenija Voishal (born 1994), Belarusian basketball player

Other non-sporting

 * Ksenija Atanasijević (1894–1981), Serbian philosopher
 * Ksenija Bulatović (born 1967), Serbian architect
 * Ksenija Lukich (born 1990), Serbian-Australian model
 * Ksenija Pavlovic, Belgrade-born American journalist and author
 * Ksenija Sidorova (born 1988), Latvian accordionist
 * Ksenija Turković (born 1964), Croatian jurist
 * Ksenija Zečević (1956–2006), Serbian pianist

Actresses

 * Kseniya Alexandrova (born 1994), Russian model and actress
 * Kseniya Borodina (born 1983), Russian television presenter and actress
 * Kseniya Kachalina (born 1971), Russian actress
 * Kseniya Kutepova (born 1971), Russian actress
 * Kseniya Mishyna (born 1989), Ukrainian film and stage actress
 * Kseniya Rappoport (born 1974), Russian actress

Footballers

 * Kseniya Kovalenko (born 1990), Russian footballer
 * Kseniya Senina (fl. 2010), Uzbekistani footballer

Handballers

 * Kseniya Makeyeva (born 1990), Russian handballer
 * Kseniya Milova (born 1992), Russian handballer
 * Kseniya Nikandrova (born 1987), Kazakhstani handballer

Runners / sprinters

 * Kseniya Agafonova (born 1983), Russian long-distance runner
 * Kseniya Aksyonova (born 1988), Russian sprinter
 * Kseniya Karandyuk (born 1986), Ukrainian sprinter
 * Kseniya Ryzhova (born 1987), Russian sprinter

Other sports

 * Kseniya Baylo (born 2005), Ukrainian diver
 * Kseniya Dobrynina (born 1994), Russian racing cyclist
 * Kseniya Dziatsuk (born 1986), Belarusian triple jumper
 * Kseniya Grigoreva (born 1987), Uzbekistani alpine skier
 * Kseniya Markitantova (born 1981), Ukrainian Paralympic archer
 * Kseniya Moskvina (born 1989), Russian swimmer
 * Kseniya Moustafaeva (born 1995), Belarus-born French rhythmic gymnast
 * Kseniya Pantelyeyeva (born 1994), Ukrainian fencer
 * Kseniya Sadouskaya (born 1991), Belarusian speed skater
 * Kseniya Stankevich (born 1996), Belarusian freestyle wrestler
 * Kseniya Sydorenko (born 1986), Ukrainian synchronized swimmer
 * Ksenyia Tuhai (born 1995), Belarusian cyclist
 * Kseniya Zikunkova (born 1979), Belarusian biathlete

Other non-sporting

 * Kseniya Boguslavskaya (1892–1972), Russian artist
 * Kseniya Garaschuk (born 1982), Minsk-born Canadian mathematician
 * Kseniya Konstantinova (1925–1943), Red Army medic and Hero of the Soviet Union
 * Kseniya Ryabinkina, Russian ballet dancer
 * Kseniya Simonova (born 1985), Ukrainian artist
 * Kseniya Yorsh (born 1990), Belarusian-born film producer in the United States

Actresses

 * Xenia Desni (1894–1962), Ukrainian actress of the silent era
 * Xenia Goodwin (born 1994), Australian actress and dancer
 * Xenia Gratsos (1940–2018), Greek-American actress
 * Xenia Kalogeropoulou (born 1936), Greek actress
 * Xenia Seeberg (born 1967), German film and television actress
 * Xenia Valderi (1921–2008), Yugoslav-born Italian actress

Aristocrats

 * Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia (1875–1960), sister of Tsar Nicholas II
 * Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia (1903–1965), daughter of Grand Duke George Mihailovich of Russia
 * Princess Xenia of Montenegro (1887–1960), daughter of Nicholas I of Montenegro
 * Xenia of Yaroslavl (died c. 1290), regent of Yaroslavl
 * Xenia Borisovna (1582–1622), daughter of Tsar Boris Godunov

Dancers

 * Xenia Borovansky (1903–1985), Russian-born dancer and choreographer, based in Australia after 1939
 * Xenia Makletzova (1892–1974), Russian ballet dancer
 * Xenia Zarina (1903–1967), American dancer

Musicians

 * Xenia Jankovic (born 1958), Serbian-Russian cellist
 * Xenia Boodberg Lee (1927–2004), American pianist
 * Xénia Maliarevitch (born 1980), French classical pianist

Religious figures

 * Saint Xenia (disambiguation), several people
 * Xenia of Rome (died c. 450), saint of the 5th century
 * Xenia of Saint Petersburg (c. 1719–1730 – c. 1803), patron saint

Singers

 * Xenia (singer) (born 1994; Xenia Edith Martinez), singer on the TV series The Voice
 * Xenia Belmas (1890–1981), Ukrainian soprano
 * Xênia França (born 1986), Brazilian singer-songwriter
 * Xenia Rubinos (born 1985), American singer-songwriter

Swimmers

 * Xenia Palazzo (born 1998), Italian Paralympic swimmer
 * Xenia Peni (born 1983), Papua New Guinean swimmer

Volleyball players

 * Xenia Ivanov (born 1970), Romanian volleyball player
 * Xenia Staffelbach (born 1998), Swiss volleyball player

Other sports

 * Xenia Estrada (born 1990), Salvadoran cyclist
 * Xenia Georgiou (born 1988), Cypriot footballer
 * Xenia Knoll (born 1992), Swiss tennis player
 * Xénia Krizsán (born 1993), Hungarian heptathlete
 * Xénia Siska (born 1957), Hungarian hurdler
 * Xenia Smits (born 1994), Belgian-born German handballer
 * Xenia Stad-de Jong (1922–2012), Dutch sprinter

Other non-sporting

 * Xenia, name given by Bryan Sykes to a theoretical founding ancestor of Haplogroup X (mtDNA)
 * Xenia Benivolski, Canadian art curator
 * Xenia Cage (1913–1995), American surrealist sculptor
 * Xenia Deli (born 1989), Moldovan-American model
 * Xenia Denikina (1892–1973), Russian writer
 * Xenia Dyakonova (born 1965), Russian poet and translator
 * Xenia Ghali (born 1989), Greek songwriter, record producer and disc jockey
 * Xenia Hausner (born 1951), Austrian painter and stage designer
 * Xenia Onatopp, a fictional villainess from James Bond's GoldenEye
 * Xenia de la Ossa (born 1958), Costa Rican physicist
 * Xenia Shestova (1560–1631), Russian nun and mother of Mikhail I of Russia
 * Xenia Wickett, British-American executive coach and international advisor

Other variants

 * Aksinya Sergeeva (1726–1756), Russian ballerina
 * Ksenya Stepanycheva (born 1978), Russian playwright
 * Xeniya Volnukhina (born 1982), Kazakhstani handballer
 * Xènius, male version, nom de plume of Eugenio d'Ors
 * Zenia Stampe (born 1979), Danish politician