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 [ syll. xan-(t)hip-pe, xa-nthi-ppe ] The girl name Xanthippe is pronounced ZAEN-THIHPP- KEY. Xanthippe's language of origin is Old Greek. It is predominantly used in Greek, English, and German. 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. In addition, Xanthippe is a form (Greek) of the German Xanthe. 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)"   |
