Xanthippe

Gender Feminine
Usage Ancient Greek [1]
Scripts Ξανθίππη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /ksan.tʰíp.pɛː/(Classical Greek) /zæn.ˈtɪp.i/(English) /zæn.ˈθɪp.i/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Feminine form of Xanthippos. This was the name of the wife of Socrates. Because of her supposedly argumentative nature, the name has been adopted (in the modern era) as a word for a scolding, ill-tempered woman.

Related Names

Rootsxanthos + hippos
Other Languages & CulturesXanthippi(Greek)
User SubmissionXanthippe

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   devious   strong   refined   strange   complex   serious  

Name Days

Greece: September 23

Categories

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Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Ξανθίππη.
Entry updated May 29, 2020