Xanthe

See also: xanthe

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Ξανθή (Xanthḗ), "blond-haired".

Proper noun

Xanthe

1. (rare) A female given name from Ancient Greek.
   • 2009, Anne Tyler, Noah's Compass, Vintage →ISBN, page 165:

     "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.

   • 2012, Anna Jacobs, The Trader's Dream, Hachette UK →ISBN

     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?

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Latin

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) Xanthe

1. vocative singular of Xanthus