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Middle name for Xanthe

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SupetArt · 04/05/2022 16:24

So we love Xanthe Rose and it God really well but it’s been done to death so looking for alternatives?

surname is one syllable and quite common

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Purpleavocado · 06/05/2022 09:57

Xanthe Evelyn
Xanthe Alexandra
Xanthe Christina
Xanthe Aurora
Xanthe Rosalina
Xanthe Larissa

midsomermurderess · 06/05/2022 09:53

Jane.

HannahDefoesTrenchcoat · 06/05/2022 09:50

Rebecca flows well

Theoldwoman · 06/05/2022 09:48

Xanthe Rhiannon
Xanthe Meredith
Xanthe Isobel
Xanthe Lucille
Xanthe Genevieve

KirstenBlest · 05/05/2022 11:55

While I won't tar all one-syllable middles with the same brush, I kind of agree. We've got to a place where almost every little girl I know born in the past two years has a one-syllable middle name, they all kind of blend into each other for me.

Me too

elfran · 05/05/2022 07:57

Snowiscold · 04/05/2022 21:01

I don’t like one-syllable middle names. They just become bland and pointless. If you have a one-syllable surname, definitely don’t have a one-syllable middle name. Maybe three syllables would work well - Eg, Xanthe Maria Jones. Xanthe Diana Smith.

While I won't tar all one-syllable middles with the same brush, I kind of agree. We've got to a place where almost every little girl I know born in the past two years has a one-syllable middle name, they all kind of blend into each other for me.

With a two syllable first name and a one syllable surname I love the cadence of a longer middle. I like both your idea of Ophelia OP, and also things like:

Xanthe Millicent
Xanthe Juniper
Xanthe Margaret
Xanthe Tabitha
Xanthe Josephine
Xanthe Louisa
Xanthe Octavia
Xanthe Valentine
Xanthe Rhiannon

etc.

SaffieSoph · 05/05/2022 06:33

I love love love the name Xanthe so suggestions are other names I like.

Xanthe Violet
Xanthe Iris
Xanthe Rosalie
Xanthe Ava
Xanthe Ida
Xanthe Clara
Xanthe Iyla
Xanthe Lyra
Xanthe Josephine
Xanthe Maeve

Gillyx · 04/05/2022 21:41

Xanthe Eve
Xanthe Flora
Xanthe Ada
Xanthe Tabitha
Xanthe Juliet
Xanthe Serena
Xanthe Sophia

Mumofgirls2017 · 04/05/2022 21:24

Xanthe Pearl
xanthe Matilda
xanthe Juniper
xanthe isabel
xanthe Marigold
xanthe juliet
xanthe eloise
xanthe diana
xanthe olivia
xanthe delilah
xanthe aurora
xanthe eleanor
xanthe rosalie
xanthe sophia

JoeGoldberg · 04/05/2022 21:10

Xanthe Marie

Iliada · 04/05/2022 21:07

I think Xanthe Rose sound great. I mean, with a fantastic name like Xanthe she’s not going to care that her middle name is a bit normal. She’s just going to be so incredibly happy that her first name already starts with a cool X when she’s fourteen and all the other girls start trying to work out how to spell their name with an X in it. (From experience, I really think every girl goes through a stage of wishing their name was as awesome as Xanthe).

Snowiscold · 04/05/2022 21:01

I don’t like one-syllable middle names. They just become bland and pointless. If you have a one-syllable surname, definitely don’t have a one-syllable middle name. Maybe three syllables would work well - Eg, Xanthe Maria Jones. Xanthe Diana Smith.

finallychangedmyusername · 04/05/2022 20:55

Xanthe Alice
Xanthe Olivia
Xanthe Anna
Xanthe Madeleine
Xanthe Polly
Xanthe Juliet
Xanthe Eloise
Xanthe Charlotte
Xanthe Emily
Xanthe Felicity
Xanthe Imogen

Louise0701 · 04/05/2022 20:55

Xanthe Matilda
Xanthe Grace
Xanthe Penelope

ChateauMargaux · 04/05/2022 20:53

Xanthe Claire

SupetArt · 04/05/2022 20:53

I really like Xanthe Ophelia

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filo443 · 04/05/2022 20:51

Something very normal, so she has choice in later life.

ShinyPikachu · 04/05/2022 20:50

I know a Xanthe June which I think is lovely.

Lisbeth50 · 04/05/2022 20:50

Xanthe Rosa
Xanthe Primrose
Xanthe Rosanne as alternatives to Rose.
Or a family name?

SupetArt · 04/05/2022 20:48

Elowen was also on our list for a first name:)

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Summerholidayorcovidagain · 04/05/2022 20:48

Xanthe Zara.
XZ would be fab initials to have together!

Cryingintherain99 · 04/05/2022 20:42

Xanthe Sophia
Xanthe Evangeline
Xanthe Rosanna
Xanthe Arianna
Xanthe Katerina
Xanthe Ophelia
Xanthe Elena
Xanthe Persephone
Xanthe Calliope

mathanxiety · 04/05/2022 20:17

I feel an elegant and unusual name like Xanthe calls for a long and imposing or unusual middle name.

Xanthe Cecelia
Xanthe Rosina
Xanthe Alexandra
Xanthe Francesca
Xanthe Elizabeth
Xanthe Mirabel
Xanthe Elowen
Xanthe Clementine
Xanthe Genevieve
Xanthe Alicia
Xanthe Penelope

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 04/05/2022 20:14

Xanthe Margot
Xanthe Lynne
Xanthe Grace
Xanthe Amelia
Xanthe Elise
Xanthe Pearl
Xanthe Lucinda
Xanthe Loren
Xanthe Belle
Xanthe Aurora
Xanthe Evelyn
Xanthe Elena

Romelo · 04/05/2022 20:04

What about Primrose just to put a different spin on it? I agree Rose has been done to death as a middle name