Ximena is the most popular name that starts with the letter X. I have selected 129 additional names as well as their meanings.
List Of Unique Baby Girl Names That Start With X And Their Meanings:
Xassie
Xassie is a variant of Cassie which means “shining upon man.” Strong and beautiful, but with cute nicknames.
Xinyi
Chinese Xinyi has several meanings, including ”harmony” and “joyous heart.” It is considered unisex and is also a district of Taipei.
Xiuzhen
“Lovely treasure.”
Xueying
“Snow blossom.”
Xinyu
“Happy rain” or “words of the heart.”
Xiaoyun
Little cloud.
Xenia
“Hospitality” in Greek. It is related to Xènia in Catalan and Ksenija in Croatian. Greek actress Xenia Kalogeropoulou and Australian dancer Xenia Goodwin are two female celebrities with this name. Xenia in plants is the effect of pollen on the fruit and seeds of the fertilized plant.
Xuannü
“Mysterious woman,” a goddess who taught war tactics to the Yellow Emperor.
Xoaquina
“God will establish.”
Xulia
Xulia is Galician for Julia, “youthful,” and I like its soft SHOO-lyah sound.
Xiaoyu
“Light rain” or “little jade.”
Xade
The origin of Xade is uncertain but I believe it is likely a variation of Jade. It is derived from the ornamental stone jade.
Xiaodan
“Little cinnabar” or “red dawn”.
Xinxin
Thriving.
Xelo
Xelo is a Valencian short form of Consuelo, “consolation.”
Xishi
“Western Shi,” and one of China’s Four Beauties of legend.
Xenova
Xenova is made from the combination of the Greek word “xenos” (stranger) and the Latin word “nova” (new).
Xiaofang
“Little fragrance.”
Xafsa
“Young lioness” or “cub.”
Xenokrateia
It is made of xenos, “stranger,” and kratos, “power.”
Xueer
Snow child.
Xochiquetzal
Xochiquetzal was the Aztec goddess of beauty and flowers. It is made from the elements xochitl (that means ”flower”) and quetzalli (quetzal feather). She had a twin brother known as the Prince of Flowers.
Xiaoxue
“Little snow,” and a solar term of late November in China.
Xertrude
“Spear strength.” It is Galician for Gertrude, and Saint Gertrude of Nivelles is patron of cats.
Xumar
Dreamy-eyed.
Xian
“Fairy” in one character, “virtuous” in another.
Xuan
In Sino-Vietnamese, Xuan means ”spring” and is from the character 春.
Xantha
From the ancient Greek word xanthos, Xantha means ”blonde” or ”yellow.” It rose in popularity due to American actress Xantha Radley who played in Supernatural and The X Files: I Want to Believe.
Xosefa
“God will add.”
Xhemile
“Beautiful” or “graceful,” from Arabic Jamila, and is pronounced as jeh-MEE-leh.
Xiaolan
Little orchid.
Xuyen
From Vietnamese xuyến, a bangle.
Xantippe
It has Proto-Indo-European roots and you should know is symbolizing “yellow horse.” Xantippe is a good one if you and your family are living on a ranch.
Xoe
From the Greek word ‘ζωή,’ it is a variant of Greek Zoe, ”life.” Zoe is ranked in the 100 most popular names in the United States in the last three decades. It became more popular with the rise of actress Zoe Saldaña.
Xalia
With roots in Hebrew and Arabic, Xalia means “to go up,” ”exalted,” ”noble,” or ”ascending.”
Xuxa
”Queen.” It is pronounced SHOO-sha. Xuxa also has an interesting story since Maria da Graça has the nickname of “Xuxa.”
Xheraldina
It combines Germanic ger, “spear,” and wald, “rule”.
Xudit
“Woman of Judea.”
Xiuli
“Pretty” or “refined.”
Xiangyun
Xiangyun (“Xiang River cloud”) is a poet girl in Dream of the Red Chamber.
Xatûn
“Noble lady,” Xatûn is also a title for queens in Mongol and Turkic courts.
Xacoba
“Supplanter,” as well as a kin to Xacobeo, Galicia’s holy year of Saint James.
Xiaohui
“Little wise one”.
Xinyue
“Heart moon” or “delight.”
Xoana
Xoana is the Galician form of Joanna which is the feminine of Xoan (John). This comes from the Hebrew Yohanan, God is gracious.
Xilonen
Xilonen is the Aztec goddess of tender maize.
Xolani
”Peace” among the Xhosa natives, an ethnic group in South Africa and other African countries.
Xenobia
Xenobia is of Greek origin and means “force of Zeus.” Zeus was the king of the Greek gods and lived on Mount Olympus. Xenobia is a form of Zenobia.
Xara
Looking for a mystical and unique name? I have for you Xara, “shining.”
Xandra
Xandra comes from the ancient Greek Alexandros. Alexander the Great is one of my favorite characters in history. He was a 4th-century BCE king of Macedonia. Alexandros is a combination of the Greek elements: ‘alexein’ (‘to defend or to ward off’) and ‘andros’ (‘man’ or ‘warrior’).
Xiaojing
Calm.
Xiaoyue
“Little moon”.
Xhenet
From xhenet, an Albanian word for paradise.
Xiaoli
“Little jasmine” or “little pear.”
Xena
It has Greek origins which I like, meaning “guest.” The dwarf planet now called Eris was nicknamed Xena.
Xaawo
“Life”.
Xuraman
From Persian khuraman, “walking with grace.”
Xiaoqing
“Little green”.
Xenodice
Xenodice (“just to strangers”) was a daughter of King Minos of Crete.
Xitlalli
Xitlalli is from the Nahuatl language that is spoken in central Mexico. Xitlalli means ”star,” and it derives from the Nahuatl word ”citlalli.”
Xica
Xica (“free”) da Silva rose from slavery to great wealth in colonial Brazil.
Xezal
Kurdish for gazelle.
Xiaoyan
Little swallow.
Xuelian
“Snow lotus,” a flower that blooms on Tian Shan peaks.
Xing is ”star” in Chinese.
Xola
”To stay in peace” or ”be calm” for Xhosa natives of South Africa. It is pronounced something like KOH-lah.
Xochitl
Xochitl also comes from the Nahuatl language, and again, I find its meaning amazing, ”flower,” which is adorable for your little flower.
Xisela
From Germanic gisil, “pledge.”
Xuemei
“Snow plum.”
Xinhui
“Happy and wise.”
Xaliimo
Xaliimo (“gentle”) Khaliif sang as Magool, Somalia’s best-known female voice.
Xabelle
Xabelle is a variant of the French Isabelle. “My God is a vow” is the meaning Isabelle and it is rooted in Hebrew Elisheva.
Xiuhcoatl
Xiuhcoatl translates to ”weapon of destruction.” In Aztec culture Xiuhcōātl is the spirit form of Xiuhtecuhtli that is the god of fire. Xiuhcoatl is depicted with a segmented body and a sharply back-turned snout.
Xiaoqiao
Xiaoqiao (“younger Qiao”) married general Zhou Yu in Three Kingdoms China.
Xihuitl
Turquoise, year, comet and grass, all in one Nahuatl word.
Xi
“Hope,” “joy,” “bright” or “west,” all from different characters.
Xiaoxia
“Rosy dawn clouds.”
Xenaida
The Greek Xenaida is “dedicated to Zeus.” Saint Zenaida made this name’s continued use in Christian countries.
Xareni
Xareni is rooted in the Purépecha a language that is spoken in the state of Michoacán in Mexico. Xareni means “eternal sand” or “forever sand.” There is also a goddess of love in the central altiplano region of Mexico with this name.
Xhevahire
“Jewel”.
Xia
In Chinese Xia is ”summer.” It’s a good option if your daughter is born in the summer, for example.
Xue
Xue is the Chinese word for snow (雪) and is pronounced SHWEH.
Xylia
Xylia comes from the Greek root xylon that is meaning ”wood” or ”forest.”
Xristina
The X at the front of Xristina is for the Greek letter Chi. As such it means ”follower of Christ” or ”anointed one.” That is the same hiding inside Xmas.
Xayala
From Arabic khayal, “dream”.
Xiaochun
Little spring.
Xiaomeng
“Little sprout.”
Xuehua
It combines xue, snow, and hua, flower, into “snowflake.”
Xanat
Xanat comes from Totonac which is the language of Veracruz in eastern Mexico. It symbolizes the vanilla flower.
Xamdi
“Praise.”
Xiaoling
“Little bell”.
Xenoveva
“Tribe woman”, Galician for Genevieve, patron saint of Paris.
Xatira
Memory.
Xiang
In Chinese Xiang xtranslates as ”fragrant or sweet-smelling.”
Xime
Xime is a short form of Ximena, the Basque one already on this list. Both are connected to the Spanish epic El Cid.
Xiwangmu
“Queen Mother of the West”.
Xtabay
“Ensnarer.” Xtabay is a Yucatec spirit who lures men under ceiba trees.
Xinyan
“Joyful beauty.”
Xiaoying
Little gleam.
Xiu
”Elegant” or ”outstanding” in Chinese (秀).
Xoco
In Nahuatl Xoco is symbolizing ”the youngest daughter” or ”youngest sister.”
Xanadu
Xanadu is the Western spelling of Shangdu which is the summer capital of Kublai Khan’s empire.
Xiao
In Chinese, Xiao means ”dawn” or ”daybreak.”
Xoliswa
Xoliswa has roots in the verb ukuxola (”to forgive” or ”make peace”). Xoliswa Ndoyiya was the chef for Nelson Mandela for over 2 decades.
Xiadani
”The flower that arrived.” The opening X sounds like sh and is pronounced as shya-DAH-nee. Xia and Dani diminutives that I like.
Xadiijo
Xadiijo (“early baby”) is Somali for Khadija.
Xusta
“Fair and just.”
Xiaojuan
Dainty.
Xingchen
It combines xing, star, and chen, heavenly body.
Xunaan
“Lady” in Yucatec Maya, and part of xunáan kaab, a stingless bee raised by Maya beekeepers.
Xiyue
“Dawn moon” or “bright joy.”
Xacinta
It has origins in Greek hyakinthos, hyacinth.
Xabiiba
Beloved.
Xiuying
Xiuying combined the Chinese elements xiu (”elegant”) and ying (flower).
Xhesika
Xhesika is the Albanian spelling of Jessica. Jessica is rooted in the Hebrew Yiskah, ”to behold.”
Ximena
Ximena has Basque roots and is the feminine version of Jimeno. If you want to know a celebrity with Ximena, I’ll give you Ximena Navarrete, who was crowned Miss Universe 2010.
Xiaomei
“Little beauty.”
Xurshida
It comes from khurshid, a Persian word for “sun”.
Xenoclea
Xenoclea (“stranger’s fame”) was a Delphi priestess who refused an oracle to Heracles.
Xin
“Heart,” “joy,” “new” or “fragrance,” depending on its character.
Xaviera
Xaviera is rare today but a classic Basque. It has several possible meanings including “bright” and “the new house.” Xaviera is believed to come from the Roman Catholic Saint Francis Xavier.
Xquic
Xquic (“blood moon”) is mother of twins Hunahpu and Xbalanque in Popol Vuh.
Xeorxina
Xeorxina is Galician for Georgina, from georgos, “farmer.”
Xinran
“Glad”.
Xiumei
Graceful plum.
Xiomara
It ranks in the top 1000 most popular names in the US. Xiomara De Oliver and Xiomara Alfaro are two celebrities with this one. In Spanish Xiomara is a feminine variation of Guiomar (“ready for battle”). It is also possible to have origins in the German Wigmar.
Xixi
Xixi (“madder red”) is Chinese for Sissi, Austria’s empress in Romy Schneider’s films.
Xiaohong
“Little red” or “dawn rainbow.”
Xolida
“Eternal.”
Xihe
“Sun goddess,” and mother of ten suns in Chinese myth.
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