At a Glance: Name: Xanthippe – Meaning: yellow horse – Origin: Greek – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: zan-THIP-ee
Xanthippe is a Greek girl's name meaning “yellow horse”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Xanthippe
Meaning: Yellow horse.
Origin: Greek.
A common claim: Xanthippe means a nagging or ill-tempered wife Actually: This reputation comes from later use of her name as an insult for a shrewish wife, not from the name's actual meaning, which is simply 'yellow horse'; ancient accounts of her character are mixed, with some describing her as devoted rather than difficult.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Xanthippe
Phonetic: zan-THIP-ee IPA: /zænˈθɪpi/
Popularity of Xanthippe
Xanthippe doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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