Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xanthe

/ˈzænθi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: Xan-the
IPA: /ˈzænθi/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Example Sentences

""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."
"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?"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ξανθή

Rhymes With

manthe iolanthe ianthe calanthe spiranthy ctenanthe

Questions

How do you pronounce xanthe?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzænθi/.
What does xanthe mean?: A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Where does xanthe come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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