Comments for XANTHE:

It can be pronounced Zan-they, zan-thee, zan-tha, ksan-they, ksan-thee, or ksan-tha. I personally like zan-they and zan-tha.

-- song_quest  3/11/2006

This is a great name for a character!

-- Emmasj  12/20/2006

Xanthe is a sea nymph in Greek mythology; one of the daughters of Oceanus. Xanthe means "Golden One" in ancient Greek.

Xanthe Tilden is a fashion and entertainment correspondent and producer for CNN.

Xanthe Elbrick is an award winning British/American actress based in London.

-- Moon  1/23/2007

Xanthe is a great name. I prefer it pronounced zan-they than any other way. Not many common names start with an x, which I think makes it even more special and unique.

-- FirChlis  1/29/2007

I really like this name pronounced zan-thee, I like it because there aren't many X names around.

-- mum2bubba  6/29/2007

Pronounced as "Ksan-the".

-- Maggie_Simpson  7/11/2007

I love the name Xanthe. The meaning "golden one" is fantastic, with the imagery it creates. Personally I would pronounce it Zan-thee, but any way is great.

-- fishl_x  12/23/2008

A famous bearer is the theatre actress Xanthe Elbrick (born 1st December 1978). She said this about her name "I'm the fourth of four children, and my parents had made their way to the back of a baby names book by then. My dad always said that if they couldn't afford to educate me, I could sign my checks with an X." She's not a blonde Xanthe, regardless of the meaning, she's a brunette.

-- Undine  3/30/2009

In a story I'm writing, there's a girl called Mary Chrisantha, and Xanthe (pronounced as ZAN-tha) is her nickname. I think it should remain as so, simply a nickname. The 'z' sound isn't great at the start of somebody's first name.

-- Golden Phoenix  4/15/2009

I love this name. Maybe it's just the "x", but I think Xanthe sounds really cool and pretty. It's unusual and kinda dramatic, but far simpler than other mythological names, like Clytemnestra. I like it pronounced "ZAN-thee" and "ZAN-thay".

-- Ailis  7/12/2009

I prefer it to be pronounced ZAN-the, with the E silent. Maybe it's just me!

-- xDante  7/30/2009

So beautiful, but I couldn't imagine anyone named this.

-- -Julia-  7/31/2009

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