Xanthe

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/ˈzænθi/

proper noun

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

OriginAncient Greek Ξανθή →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. rareA female given name from Ancient Greek.

    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
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    "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

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΞανθή
  2. EnglishXanthe

From Ancient Greek Ξανθή (Xanthḗ, literally “blond-haired”), from ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Xanthe

IolantheIanthecalanthectenanthespiranthy
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APA

Xanthe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xanthe

MLA

“Xanthe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xanthe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Xanthe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xanthe.

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