# Xena

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈziː.nə/ · frequency rank #42,999

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Ancient Greek of modern usage.

## 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”).

## Easily confused with
- **Xin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/xena-vs-xin)
- **Xia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/xena-vs-xia)
- **xing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/xena-vs-xing)
- **xenon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/xena-vs-xenon)
- **xe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/xe-vs-xena)
- **Xanax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/xanax-vs-xena)

## Common misspellings (5)
`exna`, `xean`, `xenna`, `xnea`, `xxena`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/xena