XANTHE :
Pronounced: ZAN-thee
Origin(s): Greek, Latin
Meaning: Blonde, from the Greek xanthos meaning “yellow” or “fair hair”. Xanthe Elbrick is an award winning British/American actress based in London. British painter Xanthe Mosley is Artist-in-Residence at the Devon County Show.
XAVIER :
Pronounced: ZAY-vee-ur, ZAY-vyur, HAV-ee-ar, ig-ZAY-vee-ur
Origin(s): Basque, Spanish, English, French, Portuguese
Meaning: Mexican poet and playwright Xavier Villaurrutia founded the first experimental theater in Mexico in 1928. Xavier Cugat, known as King of the Rumbas brought Latin music into the North American household via records, radio, milestone films (the first to incorporate sound), and television programs.
Information sources include Behind the Name, Baby Zone, and Fact Monster. I don’t know why I decided to do this little project, but I’m going to post two names each day for the month of October. The names for each day will begin with same letter, and I’ll work my way through the alphabet until I do “Z” on October 26th. The names for the rest of the month will come from reader submissions.
