Save Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek [1] Scripts Ξάνθιππος(Ancient Greek) Meaning & History From the Greek elements ξανθός (xanthos) meaning "yellow" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse". This was the name of a 5th-century BC Athenian general. Family Tree·DetailsRelated Names Feminine FormXanthippe Categories animals, colors, fauna, history, horses, nature, yellow Sources & References Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://www.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/publications/. Entry updated May 29, 2020 ·