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Xanthe?

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Lanely · 14/04/2020 09:00

What do you all think of Xanthe, pronounced Zan-thee?

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FizzyGreenWater · 07/05/2020 14:05

Thisismytime Grin

I think we should start subverting this trend!

OP, I knew a Xanthe and she was hit by a meteorite! Just don't do it.

Thisismytimetoshine · 07/05/2020 12:33

Not mad about it...

But I'm always amused by the posters who gush I know one who is stunningly beautiful and kind, go for it!! or Everyone I've ever met with that name was clever and rich, do it!! as if they were ordering a predefined set of characteristics for the child instead of giving them a name 🤪
If you like the sound of a name, use it. No other reason.

iloveyoubutilovememore · 07/05/2020 12:28

No way. Sorry!

Pemba · 07/05/2020 12:27

I quite like it, classic but quirky and unusual.

emptyplinth · 06/05/2020 23:05

Love the name, it was on our shortlist for DD.

bridgetreilly · 06/05/2020 22:57

@zscaler You're thinking of Ianthe, not Xanthe. Although Ianthe is usually Eye-an-the not Ee-an-the.

SansaSnark · 06/05/2020 18:19

I like it as a name, but from a friend who has an "X" name, apparently having one is tricky and X is the letter often left out of novelty key rings etc.

That said, I do think it is a lovely name, and one most people can have a stab at pronouncing (they may mispell it, though).

mogtheexcellent · 06/05/2020 16:40

My doctor Is a xanthe. Shes nice.

Edenember · 06/05/2020 16:37

It’s lovely and on my list, definitely one of the wackier ones on my list but the ‘wackiness’ is only really imparted by the X initial, I think it’s known enough for everyone to know how to say and spell it.

PaulHollywoodsSexGut · 06/05/2020 08:09

I met a Xanthe on a holiday in Greece once (she was from Milton Keynes though 😁) - she was an absolute poppet. If she was a shouty nightmare it may have altered my fandom of it as a name 🤣

It’s a gorgeous name and very elegant. I’ve always loved it.

Spirali · 06/05/2020 08:07

I love it so much!

onlyreadingneverposting8 · 05/05/2020 21:06

I have a nearly 19 yr old Xanthe (my eldest dc). Still love the name.

Cosyblanky · 05/05/2020 20:17

Love the name. Considered it for DD but there's a cousin in DHs family called that, so couldn't use it.

pollyhampton · 05/05/2020 20:13

We have a yellow haired Xanthe 🙂. Had some great spellings over the years!

LuxLuxLux84 · 05/05/2020 20:04

It’s greek. It means yellow haired I believe.

Candy150 · 05/05/2020 19:51

It’s a lovely name.

BeMoreZenLike · 05/05/2020 19:40

LOVE

ernsage · 05/05/2020 18:49

I really like it!

exLtEveDallas · 05/05/2020 18:09

It should have been DDs name. But it means ‘Golden’ and the chances of DH and I having a blonde/golden child were negligible, so we didn’t have it. I still love the name.

DramaAlpaca · 05/05/2020 18:06

@BikeRunSki I also went to school with a Xanthe who's now in her 50s. There can't have been many around, I wonder if it's the same one?

Anyway, it's a beautiful name.

missmouse101 · 05/05/2020 17:50

Nice!

Changedname81 · 05/05/2020 17:48

Think you might be thinking Ianthe zscaler Smile

Inaquandry19 · 05/05/2020 17:48

Was my first choice for a girl. Dp didn't like it but we had a boy so didn't have to have that argument.

lollipoplola · 05/05/2020 17:46

I love this name, DH didn't though

Cbeebiesrehab · 05/05/2020 17:44

I like it.

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