Boris, Borys or Barys is a male name of Bulgarian origin. Nowadays, it is most widely represented in Russia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Macedonia, Poland, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine. In recent generations it has also been used among speakers of Germanic and, to a lesser extent, Romance languages.
The name Ksenia (folk. Axinya, Oksana, colloq. Xenya) presumably derives from the Greek word xenia which means stranger. There s also another theory that relates the name Xenia with the Greek name Polyxena which means hospitable.Name and character.Ksenia is a very sensitive woman and takes all the joys and sorrows of life very close.She is rather an unsteady person.Ksenya often protests against injustice, struggles for her own rights and sympathizes with others.ame and character. Ksenia is a very sensitive woman and takes all the joys and sorrows of life very close. She is rather an unsteady person. Ksenya often protests against injustice, struggles for her own rights and sympathizes with others.
[ 3 syll. xe-nia, xen-ia ] The baby girl name Xenia is pronounced as Z IY-N-iy-aa- â . Xenia is used predominantly in English, German, Greek, Italian, and Romanian, and its origin is Old Greek.Xenia (Old Greek) is an old form of the name. The name is derived from the Greek word 'xenia', which is itself from 'xenos'.The name was borne by Saint Xenia the Righteous of Rome, a 5th-century saint venerated by the Orthodox Church.enia (Old Greek) is an old form of the name. The name is derived from the Greek word 'xenia', which is itself from 'xenos'. The name was borne by Saint Xenia the Righteous of Rome, a 5th-century saint venerated by the Orthodox Church.