Xanthipe

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Greek
"yellow horse"

Xanthipe Origin and Meaning

The name Xanthipe is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "yellow horse".

Xanthipe, also spelled Xanthippe, is the name of the wife of Socrates. Challenging for English speakers, it's also dramatic and alluring.

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Famous People Named Xanthipe

  • Xanthippe or Xantippewife of Greek philosopher Socrates; prototype of the quarrelsome, nagging wife

Xanthipe in Pop Culture

  • Xanthippedaughter of Dorus, wife of Pleuron; mother of Agenor, Sterope, Stratonice and Laophonte
  • Xanthippedaughter of Myconus who fed her imprisoned father with her own breastmilk to prevent him from dying of starvation
  • XanthippeAmazon who confronted Iolaus
  • Xanthippe Voorhee daughter of Julian Voorhee in The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt..