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I like Xanthe. I think it's really cute. I also like Magdalene. A nice alternative to the overused Madeline. They don't go that well together but I think that's okay.

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I don't really like Xanthe Anne. It repeats the "An" "Anne" sound which isn't a bad thing but Anne is so filler though very pretty. Does her husband want to honor a family member by using Anne ? Maybe Xanthe Anna would be better. Or Xanthe Anneliese, Xanthe Annabelle (prefer Annabel but Annabelle looks better with Xanthe) or something Greek like Xanthe Anastasia or Xanthe Andromeda.

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I don't think Xanthe is too hard to pronounce. I do think however that some other people who aren't so interested in names might have problems with both pronunciation and spelling. But I would use it anyway. Most people will learn how to say and write it pretty quickly. And it's nice to have an underused name. It reminds me of Chloe and Zoe only that I don't think it will ever become as popular. If she likes Xanthe she may also like Ione or Iona.

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I can't think of any nicknames for Xanthe. Annie maybe but I don't really like that. It's a no nickname name to me. I'm not a big fan of nicknames anyway. I really dislike Magda. Lena is so common here so it seems boring to me. I think Leni would be kind of cute.

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Maggie and Xanthe ? hehe no way. Xanthe is so Greek, it reminds me of a Greek goddess and Maggie is so 50s housewife. They just don't go together. I think they should just stick with Magdalene.