# 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 (Ukrainian: Оксана, Ксенія, (Belarusian: Ксенiя, Аксана), Ксения, Аксинья (Russia), Ksenija (Slovenia, Croatia, Lithuania; Ксенија, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia); Kseniya (Bulgarian: 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.

## Ksenia
### 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

## Ksenija
### 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

## Kseniya
### 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

## Xenia
### Actresses

* Xenia Cullell, Spanish actress
* 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 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