Xenophanes

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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Ξενοφάνης(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsXenofanis (modern Greek transcription)

Meaning & History

Derived from Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" as well as "foreigner, guest" combined with the Greek adjective φάνης (phanes) meaning "appearing".

This name was borne by an ancient Greek philosopher and poet from the 5th century BC.
Added 10/30/2007 by Lucille
Edited 1/6/2021 by Lucille