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Xanthe
Xanthe
See also: xanthe
English
Proper noun
Xanthe
- (rare) A female given name.
- 2009, Anne Tyler, Noah's Compass, Vintage (ISBN 9780099539582), page 165:
- "So that was Xanthe," she said in a musing tone.
- "You're thinking it's a misnomer ,aren't you," Liam said.
- "What?"
- "Xanthe. It means 'golden'."
- "Well, I'm sure she's very pleasant as a rule."
- Liam had been referring to Xanthe's coloring―her brown hair and level dark eyebrows.
- 2012, Anna Jacobs, The Trader's Dream, Hachette UK (ISBN 9781444714685)
- Maura looked at her in bafflement. What had this to do with her? She knew no one called Xanthe. What sort of name was that, anyway?
- 2009, Anne Tyler, Noah's Compass, Vintage (ISBN 9780099539582), page 165: