Xanthe
Syllables: Xan·the/ˈzænθi/
Xanthe proper noun: a female given name from Ancient Greek.
Proper noun
Xanthe
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- "So that was Xanthe," she said in a musing tone.
"You're thinking it's a misnomer ,aren't you," Liam said.
"What?"
"Xanthe. It means 'golden'."
"Well, I'm sure she's very pleasant as a rule."
Liam had been referring to Xanthe's coloring―her brown hair and level dark eyebrows.2009, Anne Tyler, Noah's Compass, Vintage, →ISBN, page 165 - Maura looked at her in bafflement. What had this to do with her? She knew no one called Xanthe. What sort of name was that, anyway?2012, Anna Jacobs, The Trader's Dream, Hachette UK, →ISBN
- "So that was Xanthe," she said in a musing tone.
Origin of Xanthe
From Ancient Greek Ξανθή (Xanthḗ, literally “blond-haired”), from ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”).
Words that rhyme with Xanthe
Questions about Xanthe
- What does Xanthe mean?
- Xanthe means a female given name from Ancient Greek.
- What part of speech is Xanthe?
- Xanthe is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Xanthe?
- Xanthe is pronounced /ˈzænθi/.
Words near Xanthe in the dictionary
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