Origin: Russian
Meaning: “stranger” (from Greek, xenos)
Also, “hospitality” (from Greek: xenia)
Best Nicknames
Ksusha, Ksyusha, Shusha, Sunny
Variations and Sound Alikes:
Aksana, Aksinya, Ksenija, Ksenia, Oksana, Xenia, Senja, Zena
Oxana Book Quotes:
“Oxana was certain the diamonds were in his apartment.”
People Who Walk in Darkness (2009)
“Oxana jumped up from the table.” Oxana’s Pit (2009)
Famous people named Oxana or its variations
1. Oxana Yatskaya (b. 1978), Kazakhstani cross country skier
2. Oxana Gennadyevna Fedorova (b. 1977), first Miss Russia
to win Miss Universe (in 2002)
3. Oxana Yablonskaya (b. 1938), Russian pianist
Oxana Middle Names
Oxana Galenka
Oxana Lbuja
Oxana Nadia