Polyxénia
Polyxenia is a rare feminine name of Greek origin, immortalized in ancient mythology as the Trojan princess and daughter of King Priam and Hecuba. It carries a noble and melodic cadence, echoing a timeless virtue of warmth, generous kindness, and legendary hospitality.
Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisPolyxenia means “very hospitable”, denoting a woman who warmly welcomes many guests.
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Meno pochádza zo starogréckeho mena Polyxénē (Πολυξένη), utvoreného z prídavného mena polýxenos vo význame „veľmi pohostinný“ alebo „prijímajúci mnohých hostí“. Jeho zložkami sú slová polys („mnohý, početný“) a xenos („hosť, cudzinec“).
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POLYXENIA
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Regional Central European form9 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Mierna diakritika – v medzinárodnom styku sa ľahko prepisuje do základnej latinky.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 9 svetových jazykoch.
- •Dlhšie meno (5 slabiky) môže byť v rýchlej medzinárodnej komunikácii skracované.
Name days and calendars
Dates in Slovak and international calendarsStandard orthoepic pronunciation with primary stress on the initial syllable.
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