| The girl name Xanthippe [ syll. xan-(t)hip-pe, xa-nthi-ppe ] is pronounced ZAEN-THIHPP- KEY. Xanthippe's language of origin is Old Greek. It is predominantly used in English, German, and Greek. The meaning of Xanthippe is 'yellow horse'. Derived from xanthos which means 'yellow, golden, fair' ; hippos which means 'horse'. The name was borne by the wife of the philosopher Socrates. Xanthippe is the feminine version of the English, German, and Greek Xanthippos. Xanthippe is not popular as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. KEY: approx pronunciation for Xanthippe: Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; TH as in "theta (TH.EY.T.AH)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; P as in "pee (P.IY)"
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