英和和英

発音

• IPA: /ˈzænθi/
• 韻: -ænθi
• ハイフネーション: Xan‧the

固有名詞

Xanthe

1. (rare) A female given name from Ancient Greek.
   • 2009, Anne Tyler, Noah's Compass, Vintage, →ISBN, page 165:

     "So that was Xanthe," she said in a musing tone.
     "You're thinking it's a misnomer ,aren't you," Liam said.
     "What?"
     "Xanthe. It means 'golden'."
     "Well, I'm sure she's very pleasant as a rule."
     Liam had been referring to Xanthe's coloring―her brown hair and level dark eyebrows.

   • 2012, Anna Jacobs, The Trader's Dream, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

     Maura looked at her in bafflement. What had this to do with her? She knew no one called Xanthe. What sort of name was that, anyway?