Xanthippe - Meaning of Xanthippe

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[ 3 syll. xan-(t)hip-pe, xa-nthi-ppe ] The baby girl name Xanthippe is pronounced in English as ZaeN-TIHP-iy or in Old Greek as KSaaN-TIY-Pey †. Xanthippe's language of origin is Old Greek. It is predominantly used in Greek, English, and German. The meaning of Xanthippe is 'yellow horse'. It is derived from xanthos which means 'yellow, golden, fair' ; hippos 'horse'. The name was borne by the wife of the philosopher Socrates.

In addition, Xanthippe is a form (Greek) of the English, German, and Greek Xanthe.

Xanthippe is the feminine version of the English, German, and Greek Xanthippos.

Forms of Xanthippe include the names Xantippie and Zanthippe.

Another variant of the name is the Greek familiar form Tippi.

See also the related categories, yellow, fair, wife (sister), horse, and german.

Xanthippe is not popular as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

A baby name that sounds like Xanthippe is the name Xantippie.

† Pronunciation for Xanthippe: Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; P as in "pea (P.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)"