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  • proper noun A female given name of modern usage.
  • proper noun astronomy, obsolete, informal Eris (dwarf planet)
  • noun A tough, physical, confident woman.

Etymologies

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Possibly a variant of Xenia, from Latin Xenia, from Ancient Greek ξενία (ksenia, "hospitable"), the assumed name of a fifth-century saint venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church, from ξένος (ksenos, "stranger, guest").

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