Ximena

English

Proper noun

Ximena

1. A female given name from Spanish or Basque.

Basque

Etymology

A female equivalent of Semeno, itself from seme (“son”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃimena/ [ʃi.me.na]
• Rhymes: -ena
• Hyphenation: Xi‧me‧na

Proper noun

Ximena anim

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Ximena (animate, ending in -a)

	indefinite
absolutive	Ximena
ergative	Ximenak
dative	Ximenari
genitive	Ximenaren
comitative	Ximenarekin
causative	Ximenarengatik
benefactive	Ximenarentzat
instrumental	Ximenaz
inessive	Ximenarengan
locative	—
allative	Ximenarengana
terminative	Ximenarenganaino
directive	Ximenarenganantz
destinative	Ximenarenganako
ablative	Ximenarengandik
partitive	Ximenarik
prolative	Ximenatzat

References

• “Ximena” in Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia [Basque Onomastic Database], euskaltzaindia.eus
• Xarles Bidegain, Izendegia, 1999, Elkarlanean, Donostia, →ISBN, page 422

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Jimena

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xiˈmena/ [xiˈme.na]
• Rhymes: -ena

Proper noun

Ximena f

1. a female given name from Old Spanish [in turn from Basque]
2. the letter X in the Spanish spelling alphabet

Related terms

• Jiménez
• Ximénez