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Oksana

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Oksana, Oxana, or Aksana (Ukrainian: Оксана; Belarusian: Аксана, Russian: Оксана), is a female given name of Ukrainian origin. The closest equivalent is the Russian name Kseniya (Russian: Ксения), but the two names coexist in use in both countries, and neither of them is a shortening of the other.

Origin

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The names Oksana (Russian: Оксана, romanizedOxana), Xana (Russian: Ксана, romanizedXana), Sana (Russian: Сана, romanizedSana) and Kseniya (Russian: Ксения, romanizedXenia) are thought to originate from one of two Greek words: Xenia (hospitality) or Xenos (stranger).[1] Axana is another alternative spelling.

People

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Oksana

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Oxana

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  • Oxana Fedorova or Oksana Fedorova (born 1977), Russian television presenter and Miss Universe 2002
  • Oxana Malaya or Oksana Malaya (born 1983), Ukrainian feral child
  • Oxana Slivenko or Oksana Slivenko (born 1986), Russian weightlifter

Aksana

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Fictional characters

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ gramota.ru, the dictionary of Russian names.