xena
/ˈziː.nə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A female given name from Ancient Greek of modern usage.
Example Sentences
- "I am raising a little Xena, a water warrior. Fierce, sure of herself."
- "How do I drill self-confidence into the illogical half of my brain. or train my logical half to become my inner Xena and shout it down?"
- ""Okay, Xena," he said, taking the rope from Haley and tugging the branch toward the back door. "You push, and we'll get this outside.""
- "She is a beautiful woman, the result of a family tree that includes African and Irish blood. But there's no getting around her five-eleven frame and muscular body. The rest of her staff calls her Xena. She likes that."
- "Julian shook his head at her brazenness. "That's okay, I believe you. You are a regular Xena.""
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”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈziː.nə/
- British English: /ˈziː.nə/