Oxana
[ɒkˈsɑːnə]Meaning
alternate transcription of the Ukrainian and Russian name Оксана (Oksana)
Background Story
Oxana is an alternate transcription of the Ukrainian and Russian name Оксана, which is also rendered Oksana or, in Belarusian, Aksana. It is a female given name of Ukrainian origin, belonging with the root Xenia and such related forms as Ksenia and Kseniya. Its closest equivalent is the Russian Kseniya, though the two names coexist in use in both countries and neither is a shortening of the other.
Variations
Oksana, Oksanushka
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