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Xanthe
I met my first Xanthe, in her 20s. I'm only familiar with the name due to Aussies posting it. Was neat to meet one.
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Cool.I love the name
I'm yet to meet one. I only "met" one on fb. I complimented her mame. :)
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Cool.I love the name
I'm yet to meet one. I only "met" one on fb. I complimented her mame. :)
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I think I know 4 or 5? Theres 2 at Ts school, one my age and I think i've taught two.
I've never really liked it
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I think there was a series of books called Xanthe. I never read any but my brother was a big fan.
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Lovely name.
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The sound at the beginning reminds me of Xanax and sounds so harsh that the end sound can't make up for how harsh it sounds. I don't think I like it.
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I like it! I don't normally like short names, but this one redeems itself with the long E sound on the end. It makes it sounds longer than it actually is.
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I've only come across one in real life in a similar age range too. I would love to see it used more often. I love it. I prefer Xanthia slightly more, with Xanthe as a diminutive.
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I like xanthia too
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Xanthe is cool. There really aren't enough X names, it's an underused letter.
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Love it
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I like it. This is the type of name I think people are actually aspiring to when they say they want something unique, but they end up naming their kid Emmersyn or Gracelyn because they don’t know enough about names.
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I have always hated this name. I don't like Xanthippe, either. I just don't like that xanth- sound, at all. It tries too hard.

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I was actually thinking about Xanthippe.It is a bit much, like Cressida, Calliope, Cassiopeia. It belongs in fantasy literature or a romance novel.But it waa still neat to meet one, just as it was neat to mean an Issachar. Which is definitely too much!
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agree ...Not sure what it's trying so damn hard to do, but it should quit because it's not working.
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I know a couple of Brits with the name. It's OK, although slightly medicinal. I think with the popularity of Zara and Zoe it feels more mainstream than it is.
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