Gender Masculine
Scripts Ξενοφῶν(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

Derived from Greek ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreign, strange" and φωνή (phone) meaning "voice". This was the name of a 4th-century BC Greek military commander and historian. This name was also borne by a 5th-century saint from Constantinople.

Related Names

Rootsxenos + phone
Other Languages & CulturesXenofon(Greek)
User SubmissionXénophon

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   devious   strong   strange   complex   serious  

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Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Ξενοφῶν.
Entry updated October 6, 2024