Given name · Ancient Greek · Greek
Ξανθίππη
“yellow”·“horse”
Ξανθίππη (Xănthĭ́ppē) is a feminine given name from Proto-Hellenic, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Greek and Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Xanthíppi.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ξανθίππη is built from elements meaning “yellow” and “horse”.
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Where it comes from
Ξανθίππη comes from Proto-Hellenic, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-Hellenic *íkkʷos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus, built from Ancient Greek ξᾰνθός (“yellow”) + ῐ̔́ππος (“horse”) + -η.
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Ξανθίππη’s family of names
In Greek usage, Ξανθίππη can be written in the Roman alphabet as Xanthíppi. In Greek usage, Ξανθίππη has a transliteration in Xanthíppi. In Ancient Greek usage, Ξανθίππη can be written in the Roman alphabet as Xănthĭ́ppē.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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